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600 UMass physician residents, fellows vote to unionize
University of Massachusetts physicians in training in Worcester have voted to join the Service Employees International Union's Committee of Interns and Residents, according to the Worcester Business Journal.
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COVID-19 vaccination center won't be affected if nurses strike, Massachusetts hospital CEO says
The COVID-19 vaccination center at Worcester (Mass.) State University will remain operational despite a possible nurses strike at St. Vincent Hospital, the hospital CEO said.
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Strike notice filed by union unlawful, Oregon health system says
St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., is questioning the legality of a strike notice filed by the union representing 156 technical employees at its Bend hospital campus.
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Ascension suspends Wisconsin hospital employee after accusation of secretly taping patient
An employee of Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander, Wis., has been suspended and faces multiple charges after his arrest for allegedly recording a patient without consent.
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800 nurses at Tenet Massachusetts hospital to strike March 8
The 800 registered nurses at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., plan to strike March 8 over staffing and patient care, according to hospital and union statements.
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University of Chicago Medicine nurses approve first contract
Registered nurses at University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Ill., have approved their first contract, a four-year agreement that includes paid family leave, a commitment from the hospital to hire associate degree nurses and pay increases, the union that represents them said Feb. 22.
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California nurses agree to delay strike, will receive $1.2M one-time payment
Nurses who work in San Joaquin County's health system in California have agreed to delay a strike that was set to start on Feb. 27.
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Oregon hospital workers file strike notice
The union representing 156 technical employees at St. Charles Health System's St. Charles Bend (Ore.) hospital campus filed a strike notice Feb. 22, according to a hospital news release.
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Nurses in California county's health system to strike Feb. 27
Nurses who work in San Joaquin County's health system in California will strike for three days beginning Feb. 27, according to a Feb. 18 union statement.
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Oncologists sue Maryland hospital over lost privileges
Nine cancer physicians at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., are suing the hospital after they say it fired them and refused to renew their privileges at the facility, the Capital Gazette reported Feb. 18.
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Oregon hospital labor deals include raises, paid time off after COVID-19 exposure
Workers at two Samaritan Health Services hospitals in Oregon have agreed to contracts guaranteeing annual across-the-board raises and paid time off after COVID-19 exposure, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported.
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Pennsylvania hospital, union must arbitrate dispute over nurse assignments, court rules
Heritage Valley Health System, which owns and operates a hospital in Beaver, Pa., must arbitrate its dispute with a union over whether the hospital breached their collective bargaining agreement by assigning registered nurses to work as patient care assistants, a federal appeals court said in an unpublished opinion.
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4 recent hospital-union conflicts, agreements
The following hospital-union events have been reported since Jan. 8:
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Prime Healthcare will give workers back pay to settle unfair labor allegations
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has agreed to give workers back pay as part of a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board over allegations brought by Service Employees International Union Local 121RN.
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Nationwide union events urge hospitals to put patients over profits
Thousands of registered nurses and other healthcare workers plan to hold events Jan. 27 in more than 19 states and the District of Columbia to urge their employers to put patients first in medical care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the union that represents them.
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Brigham and Women's Faulkner workers plan standout
Workers at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston will stand out Jan. 26, citing a need for hazard pay and increased staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the union that represents them.
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Lawsuit alleges Black worker at UNC Health Care hospital faced hostile environment
UNC Health Care's Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., faces a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging the facility created a racially hostile work environment for a Black woman, WLOS reported.
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Hawaii hospital reaches tentative deal with nurses, averts possible strike
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu reached a tentative contract agreement with Hawaii Nurses Association OPEIU Local 50, averting a possible strike, according to Hawaii News Now.
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Hospitals, long-term care providers dangle incentives for employee COVID-19 vaccinations
Hospitals and long-term care facilities in the U.S. are offering healthcare workers hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine incentives, The New York Times reported.
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Hawaii medical center nurses vote to authorize strike
Nurses at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu have authorized their bargaining committee to call a strike, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
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