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Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif., have scheduled a strike for next month, according to the union that represents them.

Hospital employees in California's Santa Clara County intend to strike this week unless they reach an agreement with the county by 4 p.m. Feb. 27, The Mercury News reports. 

Of the 25 major work stoppages last year involving at least 1,000 workers, six involved healthcare workers, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., are urging Santa Clara County to address staffing shortages and emergency room wait times at the hospital that it says are seven hours long. But the county, which owns…

Nurses at UMass Memorial-Marlborough Hospital have signed off on a new contract agreement with hospital management, the Telegram & Gazette reports.

Nurses, staff and labor unions protested Feb. 12 at Daly City, Calif.-based Seton Medical Center, which faces possible closure, to urge the hospital's owner be more transparent about the anticipated sale of the hospital through bankruptcy court, reports San Francisco Business…

Caregivers at Keck Hospital of University of Southern California and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles are picketing Feb. 11 over sick leave policy changes they allege are illegal and put patient care in jeopardy, according to the…

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital-union events since Jan. 21.

Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center and the union representing its nurses and caregivers resumed negotiations this week for the first time since ending their three-day walkout Jan. 31, reports The Seattle Times. 

HealthPartners clinic employees have approved a seven-day strike for 1,800 union members, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota announced.