Negotiators for the Hawai‘i Nurses Association and Wilcox Hospital said they met in Honolulu yesterday to try to hammer out an agreement to end the nurses’ strike that began June 24. The meeting marked the first discussion of the latest
Negotiators for the Hawai‘i Nurses Association and Wilcox Hospital said they met in Honolulu yesterday to try to hammer out an agreement to end the nurses’ strike that began June 24.
The meeting marked the first discussion of the latest offer, which union representatives gave Wilcox last Tuesday, said Aggie Pigao Cadiz, HNA executive director.
Representatives from both sides declined to comment on the ongoing negotiations, saying the federal mediator requested the Honolulu location.
“We just got the request from the mediator,” Cadiz said. “We don’t want to put any barriers up.”
Cadiz said the negotiating team would meet with Wilcox nurses in Kaua‘i tomorrow. About 140 Wilcox nurses went on strike in June, calling for contract changes that would give them more control over staffing levels at the hospital.
Wilcox officials have said that the hospital has a staffing process in place that works.
• Charlotte Woolard, business writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 251) or cwoolard@kauaipubco.com.
