Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including rallies, strikes, elections and contracts — in August.
1. UPHS-Marquette nurses pave way for possible strike
Nurses at Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Mich.) voted to authorize a strike.
2. More than 1k EvergreenHealth workers reach labor deal with pay increase
Workers at Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth reached a contract settlement that includes raising minimum wage to $15 per hour.
3. Union to protest Harrison Medical Center relocation plans
The UFCW 21 union will protest against Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health's proposal to move Harrison Medical Center's services in Bremerton, Wash., to Silverdale, Wash.
4. New York state hospital workers authorize possible strike
Unionized workers at Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital authorized a possible strike.
5. Dignity Health Dominican Hospital therapists to join National Union of Healthcare Workers
Nearly 100 workers at San Francisco-based Dignity Health's Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., will unionize.
6. Denver VA hospital employees protest over staffing
Veterans Affairs staff were among those protesting at Denver-based VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System regarding staffing concerns.
7. Nearly 400 Emanuel Medical Center workers to unionize
Nearly 400 employees at Turlock, Calif.-based Emanuel Medical Center voted in favor of unionization.
8. National Union of Healthcare Workers plans vigil at California hospital
National Union of Healthcare Workers planned a vigil outside Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., regarding a union vote that took place last November.
9. Munson Medical Center nurses will unionize after challenged ballots settled
Nurses at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., will join the Michigan Nurses Association.
10. Technical workers at Partners HealthCare hospital to join SEIU
Technical workers at Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital voted in favor of unionization.
11. Baystate Noble nurses pave way for possible strike
The union representing nurses at Westfield, Mass.-based Baystate Noble Hospital said members voted to reject management's "best and final" offer and authorize a one-day strike.
12. Emanuel Medical Center nurses vote in favor of joining California union
Nurses at Turlock, Calif.-based Emanuel Medical Center voted in favor of unionization.
13. Protesters rally against deportation of Highland Hospital nurse, husband
Hundreds of protestors, including healthcare workers, union members and supporters, rallied Aug. 14 at Oakland, Calif.-based Highland Hospital against the deportation of Maria Mendoza-Sanchez, RN, and her husband. Ms. Mendoza-Sanchez and her husband were scheduled to be deported to Mexico Aug. 16 after federal officials denied their request to stay Aug. 15.
14. Advocate must acknowledge Illinois Nurses Association, judge says
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care will have to acknowledge and commence contract negotiations with the Illinois Nurses Association — at least for now — following a court ruling.
15. Eisenhower VA Medical employees picket over staffing
Employees at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, Kan., called for improved staffing during a picket in front of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System facility.
16. 100+ protest outside Mayo corporate headquarters over Albert Lea hospital consolidation
Protestors, including residents of Albert Lea, Minn., and nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association, rallied outside Mayo Clinic's corporate headquarters in Rochester, Minn., over the system's plans to move certain services at its Albert Lea hospital to its Austin, Minn., facility.
17. Roughly 50 nurses, supporters picketed Baystate Health corporate headquarters Monday
A picket outside Baystate Health's corporate headquarters in Springfield, Mass., drew approximately 50 nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association and supporters.
18. Minnesota nurses ratify labor deal with Allina Health
Buffalo (Minn.) Hospital nurses approved a three-year contract agreement with Minneapolis-based Allina Health.
19. New Jersey nurses ratify contract agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
Nurses represented by Health Professionals and Allied Employees ratified a one-year contract agreement with Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.
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