Healthcare workers across Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and its affiliated facilities have voted to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, forming a new bargaining unit following an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. According to the NLRB, 1,110 ballots…
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Members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West plan to begin a five-day strike Jan. 12 at six KPC Health hospitals across Southern California, according to a Jan. 5 news release from the union. The union represents approximately 1,623 front-line workers —…
The New York State Nurses Association delivered 10-day strike notices Jan. 2 to 12 hospitals in New York City. Here are seven things to know: 1. If agreements are not reached, as many as 20,000 nurses could strike Jan. 12.…
Registered nurses at three Healthcare Systems of America hospitals in South Florida plan to strike Jan. 9, according to a Dec. 29 news release from the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. The union represents more than 1,000 nurses combined…
Hundreds of retired nurses who worked at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich. — now Beacon Kalamazoo — are set to lose a Medigap reimbursement benefit, according to the Michigan Nurses Association. South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System completed its…
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Union activity in healthcare in 2025 has included more than three dozen reported strikes as of Dec. 2. Thirty-eight strikes reported by Becker’s Hospital Review this year: Note: This article was created Feb. 20 and last updated on Dec. 2. …
Advanced practice providers at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health are set to begin an open-ended strike Dec. 2 at Legacy Emanuel and Legacy Good Samaritan medical centers, according to a Nov. 21 news release from the Oregon Nurses Association. The ONA…
After being postponed indefinitely due to the government shutdown, a union vote for nurses at four UnityPoint Health hospitals in central Iowa has been rescheduled, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s. The National Labor Relations Board, which…
Duncan, Okla.-based DRH Health has partnered with healthcare technology company Commure to implement AI–powered clinical documentation across its hospitals and clinics. The health system plans to integrate Commure Ambient AI into its Meditech Expanse EHR to reduce administrative workload, improve…