Category: human resources

Kaiser mental health workers in Hawaii end 6-month strike

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has reached a tentative agreement with members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers to end a mental health strike in Hawaii, which was ongoing for about six months, according to union and system statements…

Physicians agree to contracts with University of California

The University of California has reached agreements with the Committee of Interns and Residents on behalf of physicians at its health system, according to union and system statements shared with Becker’s.

Physicians are seeking union elections: Where and why

Hospitals and health systems have faced heightened union activity during the pandemic, most of which has involved nurses and other healthcare professionals. Physicians have also been involved in union-related activities, including efforts toward repres…

Physicians at Loma Linda University Health file petition to unionize

Residents and fellow physicians at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health filed to form a union to demand that administrators do more to improve patient care and better support physicians working at the system’s six hospitals.

Physicians at Allina Health hospital seek union representation election

Physicians at Minneapolis-based Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a union representation election. 

U of Illinois physicians reach 1st contract agreement; includes 18.5% salary increase

Nearly 800 resident physicians and fellows at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have reached their first tentative agreement with hospital administrators, according to a union news release shared with Becker’s.

Strike set at Northwell hospital

Members of the New York State Nurses Association are set to strike Feb. 27 at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y.

DC hospital nurses launch unionizing effort

Nurses at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., are looking to organize a union represented by the District of Columbia Nurses Association.  

Providence hospital physicians seek union recognition

A group of emergency department physicians working at Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center filed with the National Labor Relations Board Feb. 10 for a union recognition election, according to an Oregon Nurses Association news release shared with Be…

Some workers organize while others go on strike: Recent hospital-union actions

The following hospital-union events have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 12.