Hospitals and unions: 12 recent conflicts, agreements

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including rallies, strikes, petitions, elections and contracts — so far in September.

1. Nurses picket California hospital amid contract negotiations
About 30 nurses at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., picketed over staffing.

2. 150 healthcare workers ramp up for protest at Kaiser headquarters
Unionized healthcare workers announced plans to protest at Kaiser Permanente's headquarters in Oakland, Calif.

3. University of Illinois Hospital averts strike with tentative labor deal
Nurses at Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital reached a tentative agreement with management, averting a planned strike.

4. Care New England hospital workers picket over pay, benefits
Employees at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, advocated for what they consider a fair contract during an informational picket.

5. Providence St. Peter, workers reach labor deal with raises
Employees at Olympia, Wash.-based Providence St. Peter Hospital ratified a contract with management that includes across-the-board raises and a $15-per-hour minimum wage.

6. Due to unclear billing protocols, Virginia Mason Memorial workers protest health benefits
Yakima, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Memorial employees and supporters protested over the hospital's new healthcare plan and what they say are unclear billing policies related to the plan.

7. Berkshire Medical Center accuses Massachusetts union of bad-faith bargaining
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center said it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Massachusetts Nurses Association, accusing the union of "surface bargaining," as opposed to negotiating in good faith.

8. Shasta Regional Medical Center nurses vote to unionize
Nurses at Redding, Calif.-based Shasta Regional Medical Center voted 241 to 27 in favor of unionization.

9. Judge: Affinity Medical Center, union must resume contract negotiations
U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson said Massillon, Ohio-based Affinity Medical Center and its owners must negotiate with the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

10. Maine Coast Memorial nurses deliver petition over staffing
Nurses at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth are calling on officials to improve staffing at the facility.

11. Sutter Health's plan to close sub-acute care, skilled nursing units prompts opposition from nurses, patient families
Nurses and patient families rallied against Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health's plans to close the skilled nursing and sub-acute units at California Pacific Medical Center St. Luke's campus in San Francisco.

12. Hospital workers join Labor Day 'Fight for $15' events
Hospital workers nationwide reportedly advocated for a $15-per-hour minimum wage and unionization during various Labor Day marches across the country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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