Union activity has always been prevalent in healthcare. Amid today’s industry challenges and after going through a pandemic, however, workers have become especially vocal about issues such as pay, staffing and working conditions.
Category: human resources
Strike begins at 4 Prime hospitals
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West began a five-day strike Oct. 9 affecting four Prime Healthcare facilities in Califor…
Strike set at 4 Prime hospitals
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a strike Oct. 9 at four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern Califo…
Another strike notice possible at Kaiser, unions say
A strike by Kaiser Permanente workers in multiple states is expected to conclude Oct. 7. However, a new 10-day strike notice is possible after that date, which could lead to further striking after those 10 days, unions said in a news release shared wit…
New Jersey nurses strike reaches 9 weeks: 8 things to know
A strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has lasted nine weeks.
Union, Kaiser Permanente talks hit wall: SEIU
Talks between Kaiser Permanente and the Service Employees International Union have stalled, a union official told Bloomberg Oct. 5.
UNM Hospital resident physicians rally for better pay
Resident physicians and fellows rallied Oct. 4 outside the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, ABC affiliate KOAT reported.
3 weeks into talks, Beth Israel Lahey nurses vote to authorize strike
Registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., issued a vote authorizing union leaders to call a three-day strike amid contract negotiations.
75,000+ Kaiser workers begin strike: 8 things to know
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. began a strike this week after their contract expired with no new labor agreement in place.
Trinity drops union recognition at hospital
Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, has withdrawn recognition of SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the bargaining agent of about 200 employees.
