Nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, have approved a new three-year labor contract after 15 months of negotiations.
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2,000 U of Michigan-Sparrow workers ready to strike
Nurses and healthcare professionals at Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have voted to authorize a strike if management and the union representing them fail to reach an agreement.
Why some healthcare unions are keeping strikes short
One-day strikes and other “fixed-duration strikes” — defined as those with a short duration and predetermined time limits — are common at hospitals.
UI Health clinicians seek to unionize
Advanced practice providers at the University of Illinois Health system, part of the University of Illinois Chicago, are seeking to unionize.
Essentia Health workers begin 2nd strike
Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa initiated an open-ended strike Dec. 9 in Deer River, Minn.
Rhode Island hospital workers win 13% pay boost
Hospital workers approved a new contract with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, securing 13% wage increases over two and a half years.
1,600 UPMC nurses sign letter calling for safe staffing, raises
More than 1,600 nurses at Pittsburgh-based UPMC have signed an open letter urging the health system to make investments in its workforce.
Nearly 5,000 Providence workers authorize strikes
Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals at nine Providence bargaining units represented by two unions have authorized strikes.
Rhode Island hospital workers reach tentative deal, cancel strike
Hospital workers have reached a tentative labor agreement with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence.
Washington hospital workers reach tentative deal: 5 things to know
Healthcare workers at MultiCare Auburn (Wash.) Medical Center, including physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists and social workers, have reached a tentative agreement with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.
