Category: human resources

Anesthesiologists affiliated with Cedars-Sinai unionize

Anesthesiologists employed through Beverly Anesthesiology affiliated with Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.

Nurses file 600+ staffing, safety complaints against Tenet hospital

Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have filed more than 600 complaints regarding staffing levels and patient safety since July — alleging the administration is in “blatant violation” of a contract that ended the longest nurse strike …

Northwestern U physicians vote to unionize

Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university’s Chicago campus, voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union.

Ascension nurses in Illinois plan 3rd strike

Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, have called for their third strike in the last year. 

Nurses at HCA California hospital approve contract

Members of SEIU 121RN have approved a new labor contract with Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, hospital and union spokespeople confirmed to Becker’s.

What to know now about healthcare and unions

Union activity and negotiations between unions and hospitals continue to be prevalent as issues such as pay, staffing and working conditions are center stage at the bargaining table.

Northwestern U physicians begin unionization vote

Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university’s Chicago campus, have begun voting on whether to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International…

Hawaii hospital nurses launch 7-day strike: 7 things to know

Nurses began a seven-day strike Jan. 21 at Honolulu-based Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, according to a Jan. 22 report from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Labor board files complaint against Ascension hospital

The National Labor Relations Board regional office has issued a consolidated complaint against Ascension Providence Rochester (Mich.) Hospital, in response to allegations filed by OPEIU Local 40, which represents registered nurses and radiology technol…

Nurses at Tenet hospital vote to unionize

Nurses at Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital have voted to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association.