Category: human resources

Workers at Prime hospital fired after taking concerns to corporate: Union

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 …

What 8 HR leaders told Becker's about the changing workforce in 2023

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…

Stanford resident physicians to receive 21% raise in 1st contract

Resident physicians and fellows have approved their first labor contract with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care. 

Illinois nurses vote down Ascension's 'final offer'

Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), part of St. Louis-based Ascension, have voted down the latest contract proposal from hospital management.

Strike set at 4 Prime hospitals: 6 things to know

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a strike Dec. 20 affecting four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern California.

Providence nurses reject tentative labor deal

Nurses represented by United Food and Commercial Workers 3000 have rejected a tentative labor contract reached earlier this month with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.).

Boston Medical Center workers OK new deal

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East who work at Boston Medical Center have approved a new four-year labor contract.

More Minnesota systems move to limit weight loss drug coverage for employees

At least four Minnesota health systems are ending or limiting weight loss drug coverage for employees in 2024.

SSM Health nurses set to stage 48-hour strike

Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee plan to launch a 48-hour strike Dec. 27 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.

After 4-month strike, New Jersey hospital nurses approve labor deal

Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., approved a new labor contract Dec. 15, two weeks after reaching a tentative agreement with the hospital following a strike that lasted more than 120 days.