Category: human resources

New York hospital workers reach 4-year deal with 22% raises

More than 750 1199SEIU union members at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y., would receive 22.25% wage increases under a four-year agreement.

Oregon governor intervenes in Providence strike

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has stepped in amid an open-ended strike that began Jan. 10 at Providence hospitals and clinics across the state.

Court orders union to pay $6.28M for 'unlawful strike' at HCA California hospital

A federal court has concurred with an arbitrator’s decision ordering Service Employees International Union 121RN to pay Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, $6.26 million in damages related to a 10-day s…

UMH-Sparrow workers ratify 3-year contract: 5 notes

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have ratified a three-year contract with Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.

Beth Israel Deaconess resident physicians vote to unionize

Resident physicians, interns and fellows employed by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union.

MultiCare workers vote to join Teamsters

Technicians and technologists at MultiCare Yakima (Wash.) Memorial Hospital have voted 108-19 to join Teamsters Local 760, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Up to 170 employees were eligible to vote and six ballots were challenged.

Michigan Medicine reaches deal with 3rd union

Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, has reached labor contracts with three of its healthcare unions.

2025 ushers new era in physician unions

While unionization among healthcare workers and professionals is a familiar phenomenon, resident physicians and fellows joining unions has only grown in recent years. Indeed, since the start of 2025 alone, at least five groups of resident physicians an…

California hospital nurses to hold strike

Members of the California Nurses Association in San Joaquin County’s health system are set to strike Jan. 17.

1st Delaware resident, fellow physicians unionize at ChristianaCare

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare resident and fellow physicians voted 111-52 to unionize, making them the first resident and fellow physician union in the state.