Category: human resources

Ascension workers plan Thanksgiving week strike

Members of the Illinois Nurses Association plan to strike Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 at Ascension Saint Joseph Joliet (Ill.).

Unions take their demands to the top

Unions and hospitals across the U.S. are negotiating new labor contracts for employees. During negotiations, pay, staffing and workplace conditions are among the key sticking points that emerge, sometimes prompting unions and lawmakers to bring the iss…

Nurses at Prime hospital vote to unionize

A group of per diem nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, have voted to unionize.

Kaiser workers OK deal with 21% raises: 7 things to know

Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions-represented employees have voted to approve a new four-year national labor contract following an October strike involving tens of thousands of workers in multiple states. Employees also approved their local collect…

Lawmakers call for competitive raises for Boston Medical Center workers

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers and Boston officials are supporting efforts to provide unionized workers at Boston Medical Center with higher and more competitive pay.

New York hospital workers give strike notice

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home in Gloversville, N.Y., have given their 20-day strike notice.

Providence hospital workers set to strike

Members of UFCW 3000 are set to begin a dayslong strike Nov. 14 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.).

Nurses at Ascension hospital vote to unionize

Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

Allegheny General nurses approve deal with 23% average raises

Members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania have approved a new three-year union contract with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital.

Legacy Health physicians to vote on unionizing

Hospitalists at all eight Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington will vote on whether to unionize.