Category: human resources

Nurses at 2 Providence hospitals authorize strikes

Nurses at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City, Ore., and Providence Milwaukie (Ore.) Hospital have voted nearly unanimously to authorize strikes, according to the union that represents them.

PeaceHealth physicians, other workers seek union recognition

Fifteen healthcare providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, from four PeaceHealth clinics filed June 2 with the National Labor Relations Board for a union recognition election, according to a news release from the …

Minnesota nurses target hospital executive pay

As they bargain for new contracts, more than 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth are taking aim at hospital executive pay.

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.