Category: human resources

Nurses and other workers at hospitals and health systems have secured large raises and other contract asks recently amid negotiations with unions. Below is a breakdown of the raises, reported by Becker’s since Nov. 1. 

Nurse residents and fellows at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin voted Jan. 3 to unionize and join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

In 2023, when the Supreme Court handed down its ruling striking down affirmative action in university admissions, some industry leaders expressed concern that the decision could hinder efforts to create a more diverse healthcare workforce. 

Patient care associates and psychiatric care technicians at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus have voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. 

Nurses at Montefiore Mount Vernon (N.Y.) and Montefiore New Rochelle (N.Y.) hospitals have approved new three-year labor contracts.

Feeling blue? Your employer might have an AI app for that, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 27. 

Nurses represented by National Nurses United are set to begin a two-day strike at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Dec. 27. 

Wisconsin officials did not substantiate complaints made by unionized nurses at UW Health, who moved outside of regular reporting processes to elevate patient safety concerns to the state amid calls for staffing changes.

Seven healthcare workers participating in a strike at Prime Healthcare’s St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., were notified Dec. 20 that they were being fired, according to their union, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare …

In 2023, Becker’s connected with human resources and people chiefs at hospitals and health systems nationwide to learn more about their strategies — from building a strong culture, to offering flexibility, to mediating disputes — as they navigated a tr…