Category: human resources

Kaiser mental health workers to begin strike

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin an open-ended strike Aug. 15 at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California.

Nurses at RWJBarnabas Health hospital vote to unionize

Nurses at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J., have voted to join 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

15,000 Minnesota nurses move toward possible strike

The Minnesota Nurses Association said its members will vote Aug. 15 on whether to authorize nurse negotiation leaders to call a strike at Twin Cities and Twin Ports hospitals.

Seattle Children’s nurses call for better pay amid staff shortages

Members of the Washington State Nurses Association held an informational picket Aug. 9 outside Seattle Children’s Hospital for higher wages to retain nurses.

Kaleida Health workers plan picket amid bargaining

Members of the Communications Workers of America and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East plan to hold a public informational picket Aug. 18 at two Kaleida Health campuses in Buffalo, N.Y.

UCSF Benioff Children’s physicians plan unity break rally amid contract negotiations

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents are set to hold a unity break rally Aug. 8 at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (Calif.).

Union files 2 claims against Stanford Health Care with NLRB

A union seeking to bargain on behalf of security guards at Stanford (Calif.) Health Care is accusing the health system of threatening staff’s jobs and retaliating against an activist for organizing, Bloomberg reported Aug. 4.

Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians plan open-ended strike

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin an open-ended strike Aug. 15 at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California.

St. Charles physicians, healthcare workers revive unionization efforts

St. Charles Medical Group physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare workers have refiled their petition with the National Labor Relations Board for union representation, according to an Aug. 1 news release.

Minnesota nurses to gather, call for CEO action on staff retention

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports plan to hold actions Aug. 2 to urge hospital CEOs and other executives to address their concerns about staff retention.