Category: human resources

Viewpoint: Rocky economic climate requires ‘new rules of hiring’

Solid training, not high salaries, will retain top talent through resignations and a potential recession, according to an Aug. 22 Forbes article by Andrew McLeod, CEO of Certn, an IT company providing background checks and risk monitoring for employers…

Providence workers to picket over payroll issues

Members of the Staff Nurses Association, National Union Health Care Workers and Petaluma Staff Nurses Partnership said they plan to hold an informational picket Aug. 24 at Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital regarding issues they have expe…

Kaiser mental healthcare worker strike enters 9th day

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin the ninth day of their open-ended strike Aug. 23 at Kaiser Permanente’s mental healthcare facilities in California.

Employers slashing paid parental leave

Inflation and a possible recession are spurring some employers to cut back on paid parental leave, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 22.

Senator urges NY hospital to provide equitable pay to workers

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has asked Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health to work with a union representing its workers to adequately address wages and staffing, according to a report published Aug. 19 on hudsonvalley360.com. 

6,200 University of Michigan nurses to vote on possible strike

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association will vote from Aug. 27 through Sept. 2 on whether to authorize nurse negotiation leaders to call a strike at the University of Michigan.

Healthcare providers from PeaceHealth vote to unionize

Healthcare providers from four clinics operated by PeaceHealth in the Eugene, Ore., area have voted in favor of unionization.

Kaiser mental health workers in Hawaii plan open-ended strike

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin an open-ended strike Aug. 29 at Kaiser Permanente’s mental healthcare facilities in Hawaii.

30,000 New York nurses launch contract campaign

The New York State Nurses Association said about 30,000 of its members are launching a public campaign at healthcare facilities ahead of contract expiration dates. 

Union pickets Las Vegas hospital after firing of 40-year union member

Culinary Union workers picketed Valley Hospital in Las Vegas Aug. 17 after the firing of a committee leader and 40-year union member, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.