Category: human resources

HCA workers picket in California

Members of SEIU Local 121RN held a picket Sept. 14 at HCA Healthcare’s West Hills Hospital and Medical Center to raise awareness about their concerns over staffing, retention, patient safety and working conditions. Union members also plan to picket Sep…

New Jersey nurses gather outside CEO's home

Unionized workers on strike against Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., recently held a march amid their labor dispute with the hospital. 

Workers strike at Ascension hospital in Michigan

Members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 40 began a three-day strike Sept. 11 at Ascension Providence Rochester (Mich.) Hospital. 

Cedars-Sinai hospital nurses hold strike

Members of the California Nurses Association held a one-day strike Sept. 6 at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital.

Strike planned at Ascension hospital in Michigan

Members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 40 have indicated plans to begin a three-day strike Sept. 11 at Ascension Providence Rochester (Mich.) Hospital. 

Emory Healthcare makes Juneteenth a paid holiday; cuts Christmas Eve

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is removing Christmas Eve as a recognized holiday and replacing it with Juneteenth. 

Iowa hospital suspends 3 benefit programs amid bankruptcy proceedings

Mercy Iowa City has expanded an existing employee benefit and temporarily suspended three other benefit programs as it navigates its bankruptcy process. 

Cleveland Clinic hospital workers approve labor deal

Members of Service Employees International Union District 1199 have approved a labor contract with Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital.

Dozens arrested in Labor Day protest outside Los Angeles Kaiser facility

Roughly two dozen people were arrested in a civil disobedience action in front of the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Hollywood after a Labor Day demonstration, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 4. 

Ascension hospital cancels bargaining session after nurse 'walk-in'

Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, said it canceled a recent bargaining session after members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, held a “walk-in” to hand deliver their staffing proposal to…