Registered nurses at Ascension locations in Kansas and Texas are planning to “march on management” Nov. 22 to confront hospital administration amid contract negotiations.
Category: human resources
Ascension nurses go on 2-day strike
Members of the Illinois Nurses Association began a two-day strike Nov. 21 at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), their second two-day strike in three months.
Legacy Health physicians vote to unionize
Physicians at six Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington have voted to unionize.
HCA workers in California plan Thanksgiving week strike
Members of SEIU Local 121RN plan to begin a five-day strike Nov. 22 at three HCA Healthcare facilities in Southern California: Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks; West Hills Hospital; and Riverside Community Hospital.
What healthcare CHROs wish they knew before taking their roles
Not knowing how to work with the board is a top pain point healthcare chief human resources officers have experienced in the role, according to one recent survey.
Utah gets its 1st union tied to a health system
Healthcare workers within Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health have formed a union.
Attorney general cites Beth Israel hospital over meal breaks
The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has issued a citation and fine against Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport for alleged failure to keep true and accurate payroll records of nurses who worked through meal breaks.
Chicago clinic workers begin strike
Members of the Illinois Nurses Association began a two-day strike Nov. 14 at Howard Brown Health and Brown Elephant locations around the Chicago area.
In wake of employee feedback, Georgia system shelves holiday decor policy
Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has paused a policy restricting holiday decorations after pushback from workers, according to ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
Rallying healthcare workers pile pressure on Prospect Medical Connecticut hospitals
Healthcare workers at three Connecticut hospitals in the recent spotlight have rallied at the state capitol in Hartford to criticize working conditions.
