HR

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital-union events since May 4.

Employees at Brattleboro (Vt.) Retreat hospital are expressing increased frustration with workplace conditions at the psychiatric facility that they say are dangerous, according to the VTDigger.

The union that represents 1,300 resident physicians at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine said the health system is exploiting its members as both sides negotiate a new contract, according to Michigan Radio.

The AFL-CIO said it is suing the federal agency in charge of ensuring the health and safety of U.S. workers   to turn voluntary employer protections against the coronavirus into mandatory ones.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association is expressing disapproval with executive pay at Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Healthcare in light of furloughs the health system implemented, according to the Cape Cod Times.

Pennsylvania's largest nurses' union is accusing hospitals of misrepresenting their supply of personal protective equipment and says its healthcare workers are inadequately protected.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an alert May 14 providing tips on how to help protect nursing home and long-term care facility workers from exposure to COVID-19. 

The CEO of Manchester-based Eastern Connecticut Health Network said union locals' demands in a new petition don't provide an accurate picture of the network's COVID-19 pandemic response, according to the Journal Inquirer.

Front-line nursing home workers in Illinois have reached a tentative agreement with owners, averting a strike, according to the union that represents them.

Healthcare workers at Denver Health seek to form a union, citing dissatisfaction with workplace protections and executive pay, according to the Communications Workers of America.