Following union approval of a new contract, the board of directors of salinas valley memorial hospital is scheduled to meet next week to vote on the deal. Board members were expected to meet today to approve the contract deal, however they will forgo the special session, and hold a vote at their regularly scheduled meeting. That meeting is scheduled for Thursday, the 26th. If approved, the contract deal will end a year of negotiations that included strikes, lockouts, and further animosity.
