The Pocono Local continues to hold monthly labor management meetings between Local officers and management representatives to raise concerns and avoid possible future conflicts . The Pocono Local has requested a wage reopener for weekend nurses, per diems and agency alternatives. A meeting was held on March 9, 2010 for those members who would be [...]

In the weeks following the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti, JNESO members, individually and through their Locals joined people throughout the world donating funds to relief organizations to help the wounded and displaced. Pocono RN Jill Price, having previously gone on a medical relief mission to Haiti through the Gaskov Clerge Foundation, returned with [...]

JNESO Members at Pocono Medical Center voted overwhemlingly Monday to ratify a new tentative contract.   The vote was held after weeks of negotiations between hospital management and the JNESO bargaining committee.  Negotiations went down to the wire over the weekend, but in the end, members were very enthusiastic about the new contract.   Congratulations [...]

After a brutal week your negotiating team has a tentative agreement to  present to you! Hopefully you all got the phone calls & notification on Saturday about having a meeting on Monday Feb 2 for either a ratification vote or informational meeting. This meeting will be a Contract Ratification Vote.   Please make sure that [...]

On Saturday, January 31, 2009, the contract for JNESO members at Pocono Medical Center expires. You Local negotiating committee is in an additional day of Negotiations as of this writing on Saturday afternoon. For information on whether an agreement is reached, all members are encouraged to call the JNESO hotline at Hotline at (800) 281-4293 [...]

Last three bargaining sessions for our contract are Tuesday, Jan. 27, Wednesday, Jan. 28 and Friday, Jan. 30. Be alert for any possible emergency membership meetings. And please continue to check the hotline at (800) 281-4293 extension 4, and this webpage for further information about the contract, negotiations or upcoming meetings.

This month marks the beginning of contract negotiations between JNESO and Pocono Medical Center. Since you returned your contract surveys in May, your negotiating committee has been working diligently to formulate the proposals that will be presented to management. They represent what you, our members, have asked for as well as what the committee believes [...]

The Local is gearing up for negotiations! The contract expires at the end of January, but the Negotiation Committee has already begun preparing. Their first Proposal Drafting Meeting had a great turnout, and Contact people from many units came to address each unit’s unique concerns. These people will act as a resource for the Negotiation [...]

Look for your pre-contract survey coming in your mail this Spring, from which we will identify key priorities and issues that will ultimately shape our contract. There was a general membership meeting earlier this Spring. Bylaws proposals were apprioved at the meeting. Nominations for three-year Local officer terms are closed. Joan Campagna and Matt Dittmar [...]

This year, as JNESO celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’ll be highlighting important moments in our Union’s history. The ballots had gone out in the mail weeks before – 6,500 total. Of the 3,272 that were returned, eight were invalidated. A certified public accountant was hired to count the remaining votes, and an outside auditor verified [...]