• Temple U cancer center nurses vote to unionize

    Nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, part of the Temple University Health System, have voted to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.
  • Nurses at Jefferson Health hospital vote to authorize strike

    Members of Einstein Nurses United, an affiliate of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, have voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike at Jefferson Health Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.
  • Mayo Clinic Mankato support staff vote to remove union

    Nursing support staff, clerical staff and environmental staff at Mayo Clinic Health System's Mankato, Minn., location have voted to remove the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees as their bargaining representative. 
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  • Ascension sets contingency plans ahead of nurses strike

    Ascension hospitals in Texas and Kansas are making staffing preparations ahead of a planned one-day nurses strike June 27.
  • Providence Oregon workers strike

    Nurses and clinicians went on strike June 19 at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice, all in Oregon, according to a union news release shared with Becker's. 
  • Strike set at 3 Ascension hospitals

    Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, are set to strike June 27 at three Ascension hospitals in Kansas and Texas. 
  • Providence plans service reductions ahead of nurses strike

    Providence is preparing for a reduction in services ahead of planned strikes by members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice, according to a June 14 news release from the Renton, Wash.-based system.
  • 2nd Ascension hospital in Kansas authorizes strike

    Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, have voted to authorize a strike at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital in Wichita, Kan.
  • The deals that averted healthcare strikes

    Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. But there are several situations where such walkouts were averted after contracts were reached.
  • NewYork-Presbyterian hospital nurses approve deal with wage boost

    Members of the New York State Nurses Association have voted to approve a new contract at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City.
  • NYC physicians avert strike with tentative deal

    Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents have reached a tentative deal with management, averting a planned strike at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in New York City.
  • Viewpoint: Why this hospital administrator is pro-union

    Workers' interest in unionization is the highest it has been in decades. The healthcare industry is feeling the effects of such labor actions, and tensions can run high as systems seek to avoid strikes.  
  • Providence nurses, clinicians issue strike notice

    Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice have issued a 10-day notice to strike.
  • Mass General Brigham physician trainees vote to unionize

    Medical residents and fellows at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union.
  • NYC physicians plan strike

    Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents plan to begin a five-day strike June 13 at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in New York City.
  • Oregon hospital nurses avert strike with 'historic wage increases'

    Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have called off their planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with St. Charles Bend.
  • 85 strikes since 2021: Why healthcare workers are 'more emboldened to act'

    Hospital and health system employees have long participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about pay and staffing. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these issues, leading to an increasing number of workers holding actions to raise awareness over their concerns, one expert told Becker's.
  • US healthcare workers walk off the job: 18 strikes in 2023

    Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. 
  • New York hospital agrees to 20.5% average wage bump in contract

    St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., part of Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, has reached a tentative contract with the New York State Nurses Association.
  • Providence nurses, clinicians authorize strikes

    Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice have voted to authorize three strikes.