Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth has agreed to a $15 minimum wage as part of a recently ratified union contract. The pay increase is effective immediately.
The new minimum wage will primarily benefit cafeteria workers, housekeepers and CNAs. The hospital also committed to increase its minimum wage by 8.5 percent over the next three years, meaning that by 2019, the starting rate for BID-Plymouth workers will be $16.08 per hour. Prior to the increase, some workers were earning $12.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $10 per hour.