Category: human resources

Brigham, Faulkner nurses move closer to strike

Thousands of nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted on July 24 and 25 to authorize one-day strikes.

Essentia to appeal NLRB decision following APP unionization vote

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health said it will appeal a decision by the National Labor Relations Board after a group of its East Market advanced practice providers voted to be represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association in collective bargaining.&…

Ascension hospital nurses file charges against union over dues demands

Two nurses at an Ascension hospital in Michigan have filed unfair labor practice charges against their local union, claiming union leaders threatened to terminate them and others if they did not agree to have dues deducted directly from their paychecks…

2,000 workers at Sharp's San Diego campus vote to unionize

Healthcare employees across Sharp Metropolitan Campus in San Diego have voted to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.

Why the UHS mission comes first for its HR leader

Maria Zangardi, senior vice president of human resources and corporate officer for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, makes it her mission to focus on employee engagement and satisfaction.

Brigham and Women's nurses mull strike

The Massachusetts Nurses Association said its members will vote July 24 on whether to authorize a 24-hour strike at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

San Diego nurses to strike

Members of United Nurses of Children’s Hospital Local 1699 are set to begin a two-day strike July 22 at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, KUSI reported.

Pennsylvania hospital workers vote to unionize

Healthcare professionals who work at Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus in Philadelphia have voted to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.

Cleveland Clinic hospital nurses approve 3-year labor deal

Nurses at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, have approved a new three-year labor contract.

Sutter workers approve first contract

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, who went on strike twice over the past year at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento, Calif., have approved their first labor contract.