HCMC freezes non-union wages - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The move comes a week aftedr Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services said it was formost non-contrac employees, including managers and executives. St. Louis Park-basefd Park Nicollet Health Services also has frozen wagesfor non-union HCMC says its wage freezre will save it $2.8 million for the The Minneapolis-based health provider also plans to discuss an additionao wage freeze with labor union leaders a move that would save it $8.2 milliomn if approved. The wage freezd comes on top of HCMC eliminatinyg 100 positionsin January, and freezing many capitall projects. HCMC, like providers across the country, has been grapplinh with a growing number of patients unabls to payfor care.
State budget cuts also have takehtheir toll. HCMC says it lost $12 million in funding due to statw budget actionsin December, and that Gov. Tim Pawlenty’a proposed two-year budget, along with other statwe program changes, could cause it to lose millions