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Pennsylvania hospital workers vote to strike
Workers at Allegheny Health Network affiliate Warren (Pa.) General Hospital have submitted a 10-day strike notice amid contract negotiations, according to the union that represents them.
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Some workers who went on strike at West Virginia hospital say their benefits not yet restored
Service Employees International Union District 1199 held a press event Dec. 9, during which it said there are members who have not had their health insurance benefits restored since returning to work after a monthlong strike, the union confirmed to Becker's.
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Oregon hospital workers prepare to return to work after 5-day strike
About 300 healthcare workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., are preparing to go back to work after a five-day strike at the hospital, according to the union that represents them.
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Unions approve 4-year contract with Kaiser
About 50,000 workers represented by local unions nationwide have approved a four-year contract with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
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7 efforts launched in 2021 to recruit, retain healthcare employees
As hospitals and health systems struggle with labor shortages, several turned to different recruitment and retention strategies.
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Oregon hospital workers begin 5-day strike
About 300 workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., will begin a five-day strike Dec. 6, according to the union that represents them.
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Sparrow workers reach labor deal, averting possible strike
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital reached a tentative agreement with the Professional Employee Council of Sparrow Hospital, a local affiliate of the Michigan Nurses Association, on a three-year contract, according to hospital and union statements released Dec. 3.
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West Virginia hospital workers reach agreement to end strike
Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital and the Service Employees International Union District 1199 have reached a new contract, effectively ending a monthlong strike, according to union and hospital statements.
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10 hospital-union contract agreements
The following hospital-union agreements have been reported since Nov. 1:
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Oregon hospital workers plan second strike
Workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., plan to strike for a second time starting in December, according to the union that represents them.
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Workers accuse Sparrow of anti-union stance
Amid contract negotiations, the union representing about 2,200 workers at Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital is alleging the hospital has repeatedly violated federal labor law.
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Massachusetts hospital facing potential fine over closed beds amid nurses strike
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., is facing a potential fine if it does not either begin permanently closing inpatient behavioral health services that have been closed during a nurses strike, or immediately plan to reopen these services, according to a letter sent to the facility by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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New York health system raises wages 14% for unionized RNs
Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health reached an agreement with the New York State Nurses Association to raise wages for its unionized registered nurses by 14 percent, the health system announced Nov. 23.
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Sparrow workers authorize strike amid Michigan COVID-19 surge
Workers at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich., have authorized a strike.
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Mississippi health system to offer 'pay on demand' option to nurses
At the beginning of 2022, Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System plans to offer a "pay on demand" option for nurses to receive their paychecks, Jessica Lewis, the health system's executive director of human resources, told the Sun Herald.
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UW Health nurses take to social media to argue for union representation
Nurses at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison have launched a social media campaign amid their quest for a union and collective bargaining rights, The Badger Herald reported Nov. 17.
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Court denies reinstatement bid of Mass General Brigham employees who refused vaccination
Fired employees who were denied exemptions from Boston-based Mass General Brigham's COVID-19 vaccination mandate have lost a legal battle to preserve their jobs, Bloomberg Law reported.
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UPMC workers stage one-day walkout
A group of UPMC hospital workers in Pittsburgh walked off the job Nov. 18 over demands for fair pay, safer staffing, better working conditions, and unionization rights, according to a news release from organizers.
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Kaiser prepares for workers to join engineers in sympathy strike
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is preparing for a strike by potentially tens of thousands of workers in Northern California.
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West Virginia hospital receives signed temporary restraining order limiting noise from pickets
Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital said it received a signed temporary restraining order Nov. 17 that memorializes a previously issued ruling limiting activity of workers who have been on strike for two weeks.
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