Category: human resources

LA physicians vote to authorize strike

Front-line resident physicians and fellows at three Los Angeles County hospitals have voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike, according to the union that represents them.

Dignity Health physicians to protest amid monthslong negotiations

Resident physicians and fellows at Dignity Health’s St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco will protest June 1 amid contract negotiations. 

After strike, Cedars-Sinai workers approve 3-year contract

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West have ratified an agreement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Some workers reach agreements while others strike: Recent hospital-union actions

The following hospital-union events were covered by Becker’s in May:

LA County nurses avert strike with tentative deal

About 7,000 Los Angeles County nurses, who are represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 721, have reached a tentative agreement with the county. 

Brigham and Women’s nurses approve deal after 9 months of talks

Nurses have approved a new contract with Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

New Jersey hospital workers begin strike

Members of the JNESO District Council 1 IUOE-AFL-CIO labor union began a strike May 23 at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, N.J.

Nurses at 2 Oregon Providence hospitals launch strike authorization votes

Nurses at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City, Ore., and Providence Milwaukie (Ore.) are launching simultaneous votes on strike authorization, according to the union that represents them.

DC hospital, nurses end 9-month labor dispute

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Hospital has reached a new contract with the union representing its nurses, according to ABC affiliate WJLA.

Nurses to picket 11 Minnesota hospitals amid contract negotiations

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to hold an informational picket June 1 at 11 Twin Cities hospitals, the union said in a May 19 news release.