Category: human resources

Philadelphia hospital illegally altered attendance, discipline policies, labor board rules

A National Labor Relations Board judge has found that Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia engaged in certain unlawful practices, including unilaterally changing its discipline and attendance policies, according to the judge’s Oct. 18 order.

California physicians plan November strike

Members of Valley Physicians Group are set to begin a multi-day strike in early November in Santa Clara (Calif.) County.

Kaiser, union reach deal to end 10-week mental health strike

Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers have reached a tentative agreement to end a 10-week strike by mental health therapists in Northern California.

Strike set at Sutter Health hospital

Members of the California Nurses Association are set to begin a five-day strike Oct. 24 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland and Berkeley.

Strike looms at Connecticut hospital

Members of WCMH United Employees, AFT Local 5099, are set to begin a two-day strike Oct. 24 at Hartford HealthCare’s Windham Hospital in Willimantic, Conn.

Employers shifting away from mass hiring

Many organizations still have an excess of open roles, but their process of filling them has been shifting in the past 60 days, according to a recent article from management consulting firm Korn Ferry. 

Temple University Hospital workers authorize strike

Members of the Temple University Hospital Nurses Association and Temple Allied Professionals have voted to authorize a strike, according to an Oct. 13 union news release shared with Becker’s.

Nurses at Steward Health Care hospitals approve new contracts

Registered nurses at three Florida hospitals have approved new three-year contracts with Dallas-based Steward Health Care.

PeaceHealth workers rally against ‘bullying’

Members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, American Federation of Teachers 5017, staged a rally Oct. 10 against what they called “bullying” at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., according to The Lun…

California physicians authorize strike

Members of a union representing more than 450 physicians in Santa Clara (Calif.) County’s public health and hospital system have voted to authorize a strike, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.