Category: human resources

ProMedica nurses authorize strike

Nurses have authorized a strike at ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich., part of Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica.

Fired Prime hospital nurses call for reinstatement

Four registered nurses and five other healthcare workers, who were fired from Prime Healthcare’s St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., are seeking reinstatement.

4-month strike ends + 8 other recent hospital-union actions

The following hospital-union events have been reported by Becker’s since Dec. 15, including strikes, unionization votes and contract approvals.

Hawaii hospital nurses plan 7-day strike

Members of the Hawaii Nurses Association are set to begin a seven-day strike Jan. 21 at Honolulu-based Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Intermountain scales back student loan repayments

Intermountain Health, a 33-hospital system based in Salt Lake City, has changed its loan repayment processes for caregivers in a region that includes Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming.

Mass General Brigham hospital physicians seek unionization

Physicians at Salem (Mass.) Hospital, a Mass General Brigham facility, seek to form a union with Council 93 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

SSM Health hospital nurses hold 2nd strike since September

Nurses represented by National Nurses United held a two-day strike at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis last month, The Labor Tribune reported Jan. 8. 

Nurses secure new contracts: Where, what, how much and when

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. 

96% of Ascension nurse residents, fellows vote to unionize

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.

HR leaders' plans to tear the 'paper ceiling'

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.