Category: human resources

Geisinger hospital workers authorize strikes

Hundreds of front-line healthcare workers across multiple job classifications at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., have voted to authorize their bargaining committees to call one-day strikes.

Joint Commission finds Tenet hospital noncompliant after 600+ nurse complaints

St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. — where nurses have filed more than 600 safety and staffing complaints since July — was found noncompliant with some CMS conditions during a recent visit from The Joint Commission. 

Nurses at 2 Ascension hospitals approve labor deals

Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, and Ascension Borgess Allegan (Mich.) Hospital have approved new labor contracts. 

Union submits 2,500+ staffing, safety complaints against Catholic Health

Members of Communications Workers of America District 1 have filed more than 2,500 complaints against Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health regarding staffing levels and patient safety.

UChicago Medicine nurses plan 1-day strike

Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, are set to hold a one-day strike March 14 at UChicago Medicine.

Pennsylvania hospital to pay $12K in overtime dispute

Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital has agreed to pay $12,000 as part of a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance regarding alleged violations of the state’s Prohibition of Excessive O…

Beth Israel hospital nurses approve labor deal

Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association at Newburyport, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital have approved a new three-year contract.

Temple University research nurses approve labor deal

Nurses employed by Philadelphia-based Temple University to conduct Temple Health’s research initiatives have approved a new four-year labor contract.

Providence nurses approve labor deal

Nurses represented by United Food and Commercial Workers 3000 have approved a new labor contract with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.).

More Northwell nurses reach tentative labor deal

Members of the New York State Nurses Association and Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (N.Y.) have reached a tentative labor contract, averting a looming strike.