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The Journey to Belonging: The Next Step Beyond Your DE&I Initiatives
For the past couple of years, "Belonging" has emerged as one of the new buzzwords in corporate strategies to develop more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Many employees are asking the question, "Is Belonging just another feel-good word to circumvent the real work required to achieve equity and inclusion?" It's a good question, and although I am a strong promoter of Belonging, it's only recently that I fully grasped its impact. -
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 with Becker's. -
4 recent hospital-union contract agreements
The following hospital-union agreements have been reported by Becker's since Jan. 25: -
How to reimagine training and development strategies to support the modern workforce — Insights from UPMC and Strategic Education, Inc.
Nursing shortages have reached crisis proportions across the United States. Amid this challenge, many innovative organizations are focused on creating seamless, cost-effective pathways to higher education to address the issue. -
Expect More from Your Staffing Partners
What are you expecting from your staffing partners? I’d argue not enough. -
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. -
Strike averted at Pennsylvania hospital
Washington (Pa.) Hospital has avoided a strike with a new contract approved by workers, according to a Feb. 10 union statement. -
OSHA pleads with healthcare employers to help reduce worker injuries, illnesses
Amid a rise in healthcare worker injuries and illnesses, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging facilities and providers in the industry to employ effective safety and health programs. -
New Jersey hospital accused of interrogating employees during union drive
The National Labor Relations Board is accusing Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center of violating federal law during a union's organizing campaign. -
California lawmakers approve COVID-19 sick pay
California lawmakers on Feb. 7 approved legislation that would require large employers in the state to offer workers up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave, according to the Los Angeles Times. -
Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of retaliation after raising safety concerns
Nurses who worked at hospitals owned or operated by Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth are accusing the health system of retaliating against them when they raised concerns about patient and worker safety, NBC News reported Feb. 6. -
Geisinger nurses approve labor deal with raises, mental health days
Registered nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre have approved a three-year contract with Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health. -
Thousands of Stanford Health Care nurses launch campaign for new contracts
Thousands of registered nurses at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have launched a campaign for new union contracts, as their current agreements are set to expire March 31, according to an independent union representing them. -
NewYork-Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital nurses approve 1st labor deal
Nurses at Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.-based NewYork-Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital voted overwhelmingly Feb. 1 to approve a first union contract at the hospital, according to the union that represents them. -
Lee Health will pay nursing school candidates to become CNAs
To boost the nursing pipeline, Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is offering a certified nursing assistant training program that recently expanded to community members, Jennifer Thayer, the health system's manager of workforce planning and development, told Becker's. -
California hospital allows quarantine flexibility for COVID-positive employees returning to work
After union pushback, St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., will allow greater quarantine flexibility for healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 while asymptomatic. -
Nurses from Philippines expected at Henry Ford as early as summer
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System said Jan. 19 that its strategy of recruiting nurses from the Philippines is making headway, with the first nursing cohort expected to arrive as early as this summer. -
Pennsylvania hospital workers authorize strike
Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning, Pa., voted Jan. 26 to authorize a strike, according to a union news release shared with Becker's. -
Catholic Health's Kenmore Mercy service, plant workers agree to new contracts
Kenmore (N.Y.) Mercy Hospital — part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health — and United Food & Commercial Workers Union District Local One have agreed to new contracts for service and plant operations associates at the hospital, according to a news release shared with Becker's. -
Countywide strike involving California healthcare workers averted
California's Santa Cruz County and more than 1,600 front-line workers, including healthcare workers, reached a tentative agreement Jan. 24, averting a planned strike, according to a union news release.
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