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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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4 recent hospital-union conflicts, agreements
The following hospital-union events have been reported since Dec. 11:
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Minnesota health system agrees to stop age-related screenings of older physicians, nurses and NPs
Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare has resolved allegations that it discriminated against its older practitioners by requiring them to undergo age-related screenings, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Massachusetts nurses to picket daily at Tenet hospital
Nurses at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., will picket outside the facility daily until a contract agreement is reached, according to the union that represents them.
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California hospitals reach tentative agreement with RNs, avert strikes
Three Hospital Corporation of America hospitals in Southern California reached a tentative contract agreement with SEIU 121RN, averting a planned 10-day strike starting Dec. 24, according to separate statements from the union and health system.
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Dallas hospital investigating sock monkey gifts to employees
Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas is investigating the distribution of sock monkey gifts to Black employees after the gifts spurred complaints, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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Colorado UCHealth workers seek to unionize
A group of workers at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth are attempting to form a union for hospital employees.
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Medical staff urges California nurses not to strike
Medical staff at HCA Healthcare's Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital are calling on nurses at their facility not to strike.
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California workers at 3 HCA hospitals call strike
Registered nurses and licensed medical professionals at three HCA Healthcare hospitals in California plan to strike from Christmas Eve through Jan. 3, according to the union that represents them.
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Workers at 11 Tenet hospitals in California reach labor deal
Workers at 11 Tenet Healthcare hospitals in California have reached an agreement on pandemic safety, personal protective equipment and workplace health and safety protocols, according to the union that represents them.
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California workers at 3 HCA hospitals OK potential strike
Registered nurses and licensed medical professionals at three HCA Healthcare hospitals in California have voted to authorize their bargaining team to call a strike, according to the union that represents them.
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OSHA investigating COVID-19 protocol at Upstate New York hospital
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center over COVID-19 protocol involving personal protective equipment and employees who have contracted the virus, the agency said in a letter to the hospital.
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5 recent hospital-union conflicts, agreements
The following hospital-union events have been reported since Nov. 18:
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Oregon nurse who bragged about flouting COVID-19 safety measures no longer employed
An oncology nurse who was placed on administrative leave over her TikTok video publicizing noncompliance with COVID-19 safety measures has lost her job at Salem (Ore.) Health, a health system spokesperson told BuzzFeed News Dec. 7.
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'Do you have no shame?': Albany Med CEO says union truck followed his son to school
The president and CEO of Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center is accusing the union representing nurses at the hospital of trying to intimidate children by having a billboard truck follow his son's bus to school.
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Las Vegas hospital staff launch #WalkoutWednesday protest of working conditions
Workers at Sunrise Hospital & Medical in Las Vegas protested Dec. 2 as part of a union #WalkoutWednesday campaign, according to the union that represents them.
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