Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-05 | Page 10 | Higher Wages Sought by Utah Nurse Unit

Higher Wages By Utah Nurse Unit 1 Further attempts to adjust in inthe inthe the near future the minimum employment standards ol ot Ut Utah's hs h's Institutional nurses w were e ere r e announced announced announced an an- Saturday by Mrs Evan EvanG G. G Richards executive secretary Utah State Nurses Nurses' The association has been consolidating consolidating con con- soU dating its ita forces in recent weeks Mrs Richards said and now has the consent of or 75 of ot its members to do voluntary collective bargaining On May 20 the A submitted submitted sub sub- submitted to superintendents and administrators administrators administrators ad ad- of Utah hospitals a wage and hour schedule calling for tor fora I a minim minimum m of ot for a hour 40 I week At that time John i Provo president Utah State Hospital Hospital Hos Hos- pital Asen An after atter meeting with his association members stated the wage and hour proposal of the A would have to be considered considered con con- individually by each hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital not by the hospital tion Hon He noted at the time that the demands of ot the U S N A would necessitate a raise in hospital hO charges mad made to patients The LI S N A board of ot directors now is ready Mrs Richards said Saturday to mee meet with hospital authorities in an effort to settle the problems at the earliest possIble possible pos pos- sible date Recent wage and hour adjustments she s sa said a I 1 d have brought the Utah standards up to per month for tor a hour 4 week The average e salary for tor a o. o week in all nIl western stat state i 11 r she said while In Callo average is