Category: human resources

HCA system agrees to raises in new contract for Las Vegas workers

Sunrise Health System and its three Las Vegas hospitals, which are part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have reached a tentative three-year contract with SEIU 1107.

Workers at Asante Health facility may form union to highlight safety concerns

Over 1,000 workers wishing to set up their own Service Employees International Union chapter are expected to vote on possible unionization next week at a Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health facility amid what some claim are dangerous staffing levels.

Strike set at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital

Members of the New York State Nurses Association are set to begin an open-ended strike on June 12 at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City if a contract agreement is not reached with the hospital by that time.

Providence Home Health and Hospice clinicians launch strike authorization vote

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Home Health and Hospice have launched a strike authorization vote.

NYC law will regulate AI use in hiring

New York City-based organizations will soon be subject to regulations if they use artificial intelligence in their hiring practices. 

HCA Florida workers vote to refuse voluntary overtime over staffing, safety concerns

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at HCA Healthcare-affiliated hospitals in Florida have voted to refuse voluntary overtime assignments due to what they say are safety concerns and a staffing crisis.

Las Vegas hospital workers arrested following picket

Multiple culinary workers at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas were arrested for a planned act of civil disobedience following a May 19 picket. 

Mayo Clinic surgical workers petition: unsafe working conditions may be 'downright greed'

Almost 300 surgery workers from Mayo Clinic’s St. Mary’s and Methodist campuses in Rochester, Minn., submitted a petition to Mayo’s leadership May 25, after outlining their grievances about patient and worker safety concerns and employee retention issu…

UCSF children's hospital workers authorize 2nd strike

Workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Calif., have authorized their second strike in a matter of months. 

New York City physicians reach tentative deal, end strike

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents and Mount Sinai in New York City have reached a tentative agreement, ending a three-day strike at NYC Health + Hospitals’ Elmhurst Hospital Center.