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July 23, 2014

Nurses and caregivers, members of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have a new four-year working contract.

The deal came following early hour negotiations on Tuesday, after five months of impasse, when shop stewards for 1199 SEIU members reached a tentative agreement with the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes.