Category: human resources

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has spent more than $120 million for replacement nurses during a strike that has lasted more than 100 days and is approaching its fifth month, according to the hospital’s website.

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have signed a petition of no confidence in the CEO of Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare. 

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have approved a new labor contract with Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Nurses at three Ascension hospitals in Texas and Kansas are planning one-day strikes Dec. 6, their second round of strikes this year shortly after their coordinated confrontation with hospital management. 

More than 2,400 nurses at three HCA Healthcare hospitals in Southern California are set to launch a five-day strike Nov. 22 in the sixth month of contract negotiations. 

Registered nurses at Ascension locations in Kansas and Texas are planning to “march on management” Nov. 22 to confront hospital administration amid contract negotiations. 

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.

Physicians at six Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington have voted to unionize.

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.

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.