Category: human resources

Seventy-eight percent of employees worry remote workers will be first to go when organizations make cuts, according to a recent survey. Their fears may be warranted, according to a recent article from management consulting firm Korn Ferry. 

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kan., have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a union representation election.

Amid today’s recruitment and retention challenges at health systems, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health advises that nurses consider seven questions when interviewing to ensure they find the right cultural fit.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association are launching a campaign amid contract negotiations for about 9,000 NYC Health + Hospitals/Mayorals nurses in New York City, according to an Oct. 6 union news release.

Nurses at UP Health System-Bell in Ishpeming, Mich., have voted to join the Michigan Nurses Association.

Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa have reached a tentative agreement with M Health Fairview on a first contract, and union members at Allina Health are on the second day of their three-day strike.

Members of Service Employees International Union 49 are holding a day of action Oct. 4, including an informational picket at facilities operated by Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa went on strike Oct. 3 at facilities operated by Minneapolis-based Allina Health, according to the Star Tribune. 

Kaleida Health has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America Local 1168 and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

Presidents of three unions are asking Connecticut officials to help address their concerns regarding patient care at Hartford HealthCare’s Windham and Backus hospitals.