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Massachusetts hospital facing potential fine over closed beds amid nurses strike
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., is facing a potential fine if it does not either begin permanently closing inpatient behavioral health services that have been closed during a nurses strike, or immediately plan to reopen these services, according to a letter sent to the facility by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. -
New York health system raises wages 14% for unionized RNs
Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health reached an agreement with the New York State Nurses Association to raise wages for its unionized registered nurses by 14 percent, the health system announced Nov. 23. -
Sparrow workers authorize strike amid Michigan COVID-19 surge
Workers at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich., have authorized a strike. -
Mississippi health system to offer 'pay on demand' option to nurses
At the beginning of 2022, Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System plans to offer a "pay on demand" option for nurses to receive their paychecks, Jessica Lewis, the health system's executive director of human resources, told the Sun Herald. -
UW Health nurses take to social media to argue for union representation
Nurses at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison have launched a social media campaign amid their quest for a union and collective bargaining rights, The Badger Herald reported Nov. 17. -
Court denies reinstatement bid of Mass General Brigham employees who refused vaccination
Fired employees who were denied exemptions from Boston-based Mass General Brigham's COVID-19 vaccination mandate have lost a legal battle to preserve their jobs, Bloomberg Law reported. -
UPMC workers stage one-day walkout
A group of UPMC hospital workers in Pittsburgh walked off the job Nov. 18 over demands for fair pay, safer staffing, better working conditions, and unionization rights, according to a news release from organizers. -
Kaiser prepares for workers to join engineers in sympathy strike
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is preparing for a strike by potentially tens of thousands of workers in Northern California. -
West Virginia hospital receives signed temporary restraining order limiting noise from pickets
Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital said it received a signed temporary restraining order Nov. 17 that memorializes a previously issued ruling limiting activity of workers who have been on strike for two weeks. -
2 Kaiser Northern California hospitals divert ambulances amid worker strike
Emergency departments at Kaiser Permanente's Northern California hospitals in Modesto and Manteca are not receiving ambulance patients while a strike continues, according to ABC affiliate KXTV and NBC affiliate KCRA. -
Sparrow workers move forward with strike authorization vote
A union representing workers at Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System began a strike authorization vote Nov. 16. -
Fired UPMC transporter faces charges for 'pranks'
A fired UPMC Williamsport (Pa.) transporter has been charged related to allegations he participated in a series of "pranks" at the hospital earlier this year, PennLive reported Nov. 15, citing an arrest warrant affidavit. -
Where labor negotiations stand at Kaiser: 10 things to know
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has been in labor negotiations with unions representing workers across the health system. -
Saint Vincent Hospital CEO refutes rumors of end to 8-month nurses strike
Carolyn Jackson, CEO of Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital, is denying rumors that a deal has been reached to end a nurses strike that has been ongoing since March 8, the Telegram & Gazette reported Nov. 12. -
Kaiser, unions reach tentative deal, avert strike
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and an alliance of unions that includes about 50,000 of its workers nationwide have reached a tentative four-year contract, according to a joint statement. -
1,350 Kaiser workers in Northern California to join nationwide strike
Kaiser Permanente healthcare professionals in Northern California, who are represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, will strike beginning Nov. 22. -
Court limits noise from picketers during West Virginia hospital strike
A judge has granted parts of Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital's request to limit activity of workers who have been on strike for more than a week, according to hospital and union statements. -
West Virginia hospital suspends healthcare benefits from striking workers
Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital has temporarily cut off healthcare benefits for striking union workers, CBS affiliate WOWK reported Nov. 10. -
Nearly 2,000 Kaiser workers in Hawaii to join nationwide strike
Kaiser Permanente healthcare professionals in Hawaii will strike beginning Nov. 22, according to UNITE HERE Local 5, which represents the workers. -
Nurses union objects to new attendance policy at Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Registered nurses of Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., plan to stage an informational picket over a new attendance policy they say will jeopardize the safety of patients, co-workers and the community, according to the union that represents them.
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