Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., voted to keep their union and representation by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, according to Feb. 28 hospital and union statements.
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Ascension Living workers in New York plan strike
Ascension Living at Our Lady of Peace workers in Lewiston, N.Y., have issued a 10-day strike notice to their employer.
Workers bring excitement, anxiety as they return to in-person schedules
As employers prepare for workers to return to offices amid loosened COVID-19 restrictions, they can expect an array of feelings from workers, including excitement, anxiety and fear, experts told USA Today.
Stanford Health Care physicians seek union recognition
Front-line physicians at Stanford (Calif.) Health Care are demanding that the health system voluntarily recognize the Committee of Interns and Residents as their exclusive representative for collective bargaining.
Healthcare, social assistance workers accounted for half of striking workers in 2021
In 2021, there were 265 work stoppages in the U.S. involving about 140,000 workers, and healthcare and social assistance workers comprised more than half of all workers involved in the strikes, according to a new “Labor Action Tracker” report …
Saint Vincent Hospital nurses begin voting on union decertification
In the wake of a 10-month strike, nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital are voting on whether to decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association at the hospital, according to WBUR.
Vermont hospital boosts nurse wages 20%, gives tech workers $5,000 bonus
Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Medical Center and the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals have reached an agreement that includes wage increases and a $5,000 bonus for technical employees, according to a Feb. 14 joint news release shared w…
4 recent hospital-union contract agreements
The following hospital-union agreements have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 25:
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New York hospital workers petition to leave union
The National Labor Relations Board has notified White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital that a group of technical employees have filed a petition to decertify from the Service Employees International Union Local 1199 union, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
