Category: human resources

1,600 UPMC nurses sign letter calling for safe staffing, raises

More than 1,600 nurses at Pittsburgh-based UPMC have signed an open letter urging the health system to make investments in its workforce. 

Nearly 5,000 Providence workers authorize strikes

Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals at nine Providence bargaining units represented by two unions have authorized strikes.

Rhode Island hospital workers reach tentative deal, cancel strike

Hospital workers have reached a tentative labor agreement with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence.

Washington hospital workers reach tentative deal: 5 things to know

Healthcare workers at MultiCare Auburn (Wash.) Medical Center, including physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists and social workers, have reached a tentative agreement with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.

Michigan Medicine to end health plan, expects layoffs

University of Michigan Health Plan through Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine will end after 2025. 

Union plans 2nd staff strike at Essentia Health hospital

Members of Service Employees International Union  Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa are set to begin an open-ended strike on Dec. 9 in Deer River, Minn.

Nurses at 4 UnityPoint Iowa hospitals plan to form union

Nurses at Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health hospitals are planning to form a union to address concerns over wages and staffing ratios.

Sharp workers reach deal with pay raises of up to 35%

Nearly 5,000 front-line healthcare workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West at San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare have approved their first labor contract, according to a joint news release shared with Becker’s.

Sharp workers reach deal with pay raises of up to 35%

Nearly 5,000 front-line healthcare workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West at San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare have approved their first labor contract, according to a joint news release shared with Becker’s.

3,000 physicians across 3 Philadelphia systems to vote on joining union

More than 3,000 resident physicians and fellows from three Philadelphia-based systems will consider a plan to unionize, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 21.