Category: human resources

Rural Minnesota hospitals: Staffing bill would drastically hurt patient care

With the Minnesota legislative session slated to end May 22, rural hospital CEOs in the state are warning of what they say are consequences for patient care if a staffing bill becomes law, according to the Duluth News Tribune.

NYC Health + Hospitals provider placed on leave after viral Citi Bike confrontation

A physician assistant at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue has been placed on leave following a confrontation being widely circulated on Twitter. 

Physicians set to strike at New York City hospital

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents are set to begin a five-day strike May 22 at Elmhurst Hospital Center in New York City.

New Jersey hospital, union clash over suspension of 9 nurses

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East will picket May 16 at RWJBarnabas Health’s Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville, N.J., after the suspension of nine nurses. 

Mayo Clinic Mankato staff petition to vote on whether to remove union

Nursing support staff, clerical staff and environmental staff at Mayo Clinic Health System’s Mankato, Minn., location filed a petition on May 9 asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote on whether to remove American Federation of State, …

Tentative deal averts physicians strike at 2 New York City hospitals

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents at Jamaica and Flushing hospitals in New York City have reached a tentative agreement, averting a planned strike.

Workers at 5 California HCA facilities authorize strike

Members of Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West have voted to authorize a five-day strike beginning May 22 at five HCA Healthcare facilities in California.

Allina Health workers avert strike

Allina Health has reached a tentative agreement with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa bargaining groups, averting a strike.

Nurses file unsafe labor charges against Oregon hospital

Nurses at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Ore., have been raising alarms on short-staffing and work conditions as contract negotiations wear on. Recently, those protests have escalated to a series of formal complaints and labor charges. 

Las Vegas hospital workers delay strike plans

Members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 have extended the deadline of a strike at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas.