Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Ill., have approved a new four-year labor contract with their employer. The agreement, approved April 7, covers more than 380 nurses at the hospital, according to their union, National Nurses…
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For Dennis Lennon, potential is not only part of his new title — it is also part of his vision for the employees of MultiCare Health System. Mr. Lennon joined the Tacoma, Wash.-based organization as chief human potential officer in…
Registered nurses at San Leandro and Alameda hospitals in California have approved a new five-year labor contract. The agreement covers more than 380 nurses at the hospitals, according to their union, the California Nurses Association. It includes a 25% pay…
Workers at Providence’s Healdsburg Hospital in California have voted to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The vote covers nearly 200 workers at the 43-bed hospital, including registered nurses, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, housekeepers and medical technicians, according to…
Employees at Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Office of Clinical Research in Philadelphia on March 26 voted to ratify their first union contract after 15 months of negotiations. The three-year contract was voted on by 85 professionals who oversee clinical research…
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Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-CWA Local 9119 are striking April 1 at University of California campuses and medical centers, with members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 joining in solidarity. Six…
The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents more than 1,300 workers at UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland (Calif.) and its satellite clinics, is condemning the University of California’s planned integration of the hospital into San Francisco-based UCSF Health. On March…
In 2024, there were 359 work stoppages — 356 strikes and three lockouts — across the U.S., with 36 occurring in the healthcare and social assistance industry, according to a report published Feb. 19 by the School of Industrial and…
Members of the New York State Nurses Association have ratified a new labor contract with Mohawk Valley Health System’s Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to a March 27 union news release shared with Becker’s. The union, which represents 650 nurses…
The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 27 has begun an organizing campaign at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland. As part of the drive, the union is encouraging staff to sign union authorization forms, citing issues such as staffing shortages,…