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Mount Sinai Health System fined $2M for understaffing nurses
Over the past few weeks, arbitrators have ordered New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System to pay more than $2 million in fines for understaffing nurses in units at three of its hospitals, the New York State Nurses Association said in a Feb. 20 news release. -
UChicago Medicine nurses vote to authorize strike
Nurses at UChicago Medicine voted Feb. 20 to authorize a strike if negotiations between management and the nurses' union fail to reach an agreement. -
Northwell hospital nurses reach tentative labor deal
Members of the New York State Nurses Association and Northwell Health's Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., reached a tentative labor contract on Feb. 15. -
1 HR leader's 'special sauce' for employee tenure
Companies and organizations across the U.S., including hospitals and health systems, consistently focus on retaining their workers. -
Tenet hospital nurses who filed 600+ safety complaints to petition CNO, CEO
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., plan to deliver a petition to the hospital's CEO and chief nursing officer on Feb. 14 calling on them to address what they say is an "ongoing patient safety crisis" at the facility. -
US healthcare workers walk off the job: 21 strikes in 2024
Last year was marked by labor actions across the U.S. From coast to coast, healthcare workers participated in strikes, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment, and such actions have continued into 2024. -
Union petitions to reinstate Maine nurse it says was 'unjustly fired'
Unionized nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent are asking for the reinstatement of a nurse they say was "unjustly fired" without cause. -
Nurses at 2 Northwell hospitals deliver strike notices
Members of the New York State Nurses Association at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (N.Y.) and Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., plan to strike beginning Feb. 21. -
Ascension nurses in Illinois begin strike
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, began a four-day strike Feb. 8, marking their third strike in the last year. -
Nurses accuse PeaceHealth of strike retaliation
The Oregon Nurses Association has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that PeaceHealth executives threatened to terminate health insurance for home care nurses and their families after the union filed a strike notice. -
Anesthesiologists affiliated with Cedars-Sinai unionize
Anesthesiologists employed through Beverly Anesthesiology affiliated with Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. -
Nurses file 600+ staffing, safety complaints against Tenet hospital
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have filed more than 600 complaints regarding staffing levels and patient safety since July — alleging the administration is in "blatant violation" of a contract that ended the longest nurse strike in state history. -
Northwestern U physicians vote to unionize
Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university's Chicago campus, voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union. -
Ascension nurses in Illinois plan 3rd strike
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, have called for their third strike in the last year. -
Nurses at HCA California hospital approve contract
Members of SEIU 121RN have approved a new labor contract with Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, hospital and union spokespeople confirmed to Becker's. -
What to know now about healthcare and unions
Union activity and negotiations between unions and hospitals continue to be prevalent as issues such as pay, staffing and working conditions are center stage at the bargaining table. -
Northwestern U physicians begin unionization vote
Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university's Chicago campus, have begun voting on whether to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union. -
Hawaii hospital nurses launch 7-day strike: 7 things to know
Nurses began a seven-day strike Jan. 21 at Honolulu-based Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, according to a Jan. 22 report from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. -
Labor board files complaint against Ascension hospital
The National Labor Relations Board regional office has issued a consolidated complaint against Ascension Providence Rochester (Mich.) Hospital, in response to allegations filed by OPEIU Local 40, which represents registered nurses and radiology technologists at the hospital. -
Nurses at Tenet hospital vote to unionize
Nurses at Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital have voted to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
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