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California hospital nurses to receive raises of up to 30%
Members of the California Nurses Association have approved a new contract with Southern California Hospital at Culver City. -
Strike set at UCSF hospital
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to strike April 19 at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.). -
Confronting Workplace Violence Head-On: How to Make Healthcare Safer for Everyone
Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in healthcare, and the industry has faced a significant uptick in incidents in recent years. In fact, a 2018 study indicated that healthcare staff are five times as likely to suffer a workplace violence injury than workers overall. -
Ascension nurses in Texas protest staffing levels
Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, are holding an informational picket April 6 to protest current staffing levels amid contract negotiations. -
Mass General Brigham residents and fellows move forward with union push
A push by medical residents and fellows at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham to organize a housestaff union is moving forward, according to WGBH. -
Stanford hospital workers vote to unionize
Social workers and interpreters employed by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., voted to join Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West. -
UnityPoint hospital removed tech from surgery because of race, lawsuit claims
A certified surgical technologist is suing West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, alleging discrimination based on race and color, according to court documents shared with Becker's. -
Geography matters: Tailoring recruitment strategies to hire and retain the ideal provider
Recruiting and retaining providers is more challenging than ever. -
Nurse wins contested unemployment benefits claim after assault from patient
A hospital nurse who was fired after a violent assault from a patient has won her case to gain unemployment benefits following a court ruling in Iowa. -
Northwestern hospital workers allege staffing crisis
Amid contract negotiations with Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois are publicizing their concerns about staffing and pay. -
Oregon hospital workers resolve nearly year-long labor dispute
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 have approved a three-year contract with Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., after nearly a full year of negotiations, the hospital said March 29. -
Centura hospital illegally withheld pay from nurses: Judge
Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital, part of Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health, illegally held back pay and benefit increases to unionized nurses amid their representation election appeal, a National Labor Relations Board judge found, according to Bloomberg Law and Law360. -
Ways to reduce turnover among overburdened front-line nurses: staffing technology and local per diem pools
When it comes to nursing staff, healthcare organizations are experiencing a perfect storm. -
Detroit medical residents move to unionize
Resident physicians employed by Detroit Education & Research and working at Detroit Medical Center hospitals are seeking a unionization election. -
California physicians avert strike
Members of the Physicians' and Dentists' Organization of Contra Costa have reached a new contract with county management, avoiding a potential strike, according to a March 27 union news release shared with Becker's. -
Michigan Medicine workers move to unionize
Respiratory therapists and technologists at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine's University Hospital and C.S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital seek to organize with Service Employees International Union Michigan and have requested that the University of Michigan recognize the union. -
Nurses at California hospital reach agreement, call off strike
Members of the California Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., averting a planned strike. -
As the use of outside labor grows, healthcare leaders need real-time data to make smart staffing decisions
Hospitals and health systems have become increasingly reliant on outside labor for delivering clinical care. Staffing agencies and managed service providers, however, rarely offer healthcare leaders the transparency needed to make smart staffing decisions. -
Physicians are moving to unionize: Where and when
As hospitals and health systems face financial challenges and workforce shortages, they are seeing physicians seek representation at the bargaining table. -
Strike set at MarinHealth Medical Center
Members of the California Nurses Association are set to strike March 28 at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif.
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