An on-call nurse in Iowa has been fired after improperly administering monkeypox vaccines to Polk County residents, the Des Moines Register reported Sept. 14.
Category: human resources
New Jersey public employees rally to delay officials’ vote on 20% premium hike
Hundreds of New Jersey public employees demonstrated at the state capital, demanding that officials delay a contentious vote on the increase in workers’ healthcare premiums by more than 20 percent, according to a Sept. 13 report from Bloomberg.
Strike by 15,000 Minnesota nurses reaches final day
About 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are on their last day of a three-day strike Sept. 14 at hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports.
Union files 21-count unfair labor practice charge against Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
The Massachusetts Nurses Association said Sept. 13 that it has filed a 21-count unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Boston-based St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.
Hartford HealthCare nurses give strike notice
Amid contract negotiations, nurses at Hartford HealthCare’s Windham (Conn.) Hospital have notified hospital leaders of their intent to strike.
UW Health, union meet at governor’s mansion, reach tentative deal to avert strike
Nurses and administrators at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison have reached a tentative agreement to avert a planned strike, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Sept. 12.
15,000 Minnesota nurses set to begin strike
About 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are set to begin a three-day strike Sept. 12 at hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports.
RWJBarnabas Health nurses accept contract proposal with new wage scale
Members of the New Jersey Nurses Union have accepted a contract proposal at two RWJBarnabas Health facilities.
Essentia files unfair labor practice charge against Minnesota Nurses Association
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board ahead of a planned strike by thousands of members of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
Minnesota hospitals prepare for large Sept. 12 strike
Minnesota hospitals are planning to be at or near full operations during an upcoming strike by thousands of members of the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Star Tribune reported Sept. 7.
