Category: human resources

Nurses intensify pushback on sale of 3 HCA hospitals

Members of National Nurses United have spoken out against Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision to hold a Dec. 8 hearing on New Orleans-based LCMC Health’s plan to acquire three Tulane University hospitals in Baton Rouge, La., rather than N…

850 Tenet hospital workers in California avert potential strike

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have approved a new contract with Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital and Medical Center, averting a potential strike.

New Jersey hospital nurses to see historic wage increase, salaries starting at $43 per hour

Nurses at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health-owned hospital in Livingston, N.J., have approved a new contract that includes wage increases.  

15,000 Minnesota nurses plan 2nd strike

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to begin a strike Dec. 11 at 16 hospitals.

Ascension nurses in Michigan consider strike authorization vote

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo said they intend to hold a strike authorization vote unless a tentative agreement for a new contract is reached soon.

Additional Minnesota nurses to join strike authorization vote

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at St. Luke’s Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors will join 15,000 nurses at 15 other facilities in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports in a Nov. 30 strike authorization vote.

UW Health not required to recognize union, board rules

The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission has issued an opinion that the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison is not required to recognize the nurses’ union and collectively bargain a contract under state law.

California law subsidizes cost of health insurance for striking workers

A new California law slated to take effect in July provides workers at private employers and their family members with continued access to health coverage during a strike.

CommonSpirit hospital employees cite payroll irregularities after ransomware attack

After a ransomware attack affecting Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s facilities across the U.S., employees at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Ore., are questioning their paychecks, The News-Review reported Nov. 19.

California hospital leaders threatened workers against participating in strike, complaint alleges

Members of Service Employees International Union Local 521 have filed a complaint against Santa Clara  County, Calif., alleging that hospital leaders threatened them against participating in a strike by physicians in the county’s public health and…