The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers' pay since December 2024.
Note: This webpage was last updated on Jan. 16 and will continue to be updated regularly.
December and January
1. Members of the United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii, a local chapter of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, approved a new four-year labor contract with Maui Health in Hawaii. The agreement includes a 21% across-the-board pay increase over the life of the contract and a one-time ratification bonus for all union members.
2. Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health implemented the next phase of its planned minimum wage increase. All employees now earn an hourly wage of $18 per hour or more.
3. Members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and hospital board members approved a new four-year labor contract between the union and Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. The contract includes 20% across-the-board pay increases over the life of the deal, according to the union.
4. Atrium Health, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, increased the minimum hourly wage for its North and South Carolina employees to $18.50 an hour. The change was effective Jan. 12.
5. Nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, approved a new three-year labor contract. The agreement includes overall wage increases averaging 14% over the life of the deal, according to Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals.
6. Members of SEIU 1199 New England approved a new labor contract with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence. The contract includes 13% wage increases over two and a half years, according to the union.