Category: human resources

Post-Christmas strike averted at Tenet's Saint Vincent Hospital

Members of Teamsters Union Local 170 have reached a tentative deal with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., averting a planned Dec. 26 strike.

TikTok video of nurses confronting admin over staffing prompts investigation of New York hospital

Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., faces a state investigation related to its comprehensive emergency psychiatric program after allegations of a 1:53 nurse-patient ratio spread on social media, according to nurse.org.  

UPMC tentative deal with nurses allows for 30% wage increases over 3 years

Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania have reached a tentative agreement with UPMC Altoona (Pa.), part of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, the Altoona Mirror reported Dec. 20.

After a strike ended with a new contract, Saint Vincent nurses say 'toxicity' persists 1 year later

About a year after a monthslong strike, members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., continue to face tension with hospital administration, nurses allege in a Dec. 17 Telegram & Gazette report.

17,000 New York City nurses begin voting on possible strike

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have begun voting on whether to give their bargaining teams the ability to call a strike.

Stanford Healthcare tentative deal raises workers' pay by 15% over 3 years

Members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West at Stanford Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., have reached a tentative agreement that raises wages and increases the minimum wage.

The big raises that averted strikes

Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. But there are several situations where such walkouts were averted after contracts were reach…

Ascension Borgess nurses approve deal with 20.5% wage hike in 1st year

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo have approved a new three-year contract with hospital administration.

Vanderbilt Health suspends hospital's chief of staff after arrest

The Vanderbilt Health network has suspended one of its hospital’s chief of staff following his arrest after a holiday work party over the weekend. 

15,000 Minnesota nurses approve contracts with 'historic' pay raises

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have approved three-year contracts with hospital executives that include pay raises and language to address staffing.