Imaging technicians and engineers at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., plan to strike over employee health plan coverage, according to hospital and union officials.
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Unionized nurses at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital approved a new contract and canceled a Feb. 13 strike, according to The Citizens' Voice.
Becker's Hospital Review has reported the following hospital-union events — including protests and contract agreements — since Jan. 16.
St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka (Calif.) workers rallied Jan. 24 to protest recent layoffs and what they call a staffing crisis at the facility, according to a KIEM report.
A federal labor board will probe allegations that Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital interfered in unionization efforts by its nurses, The Baltimore Sun reported.
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A group of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital nurses allege staffing is inadequate at the facility and that patient care is suffering due to high workloads, according to a San Francisco Examiner report.
Workers at St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka (Calif.) will rally this week to protest more layoff at the facility, according to the Times-Standard.
Nurses at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital intend to strike Feb. 13 unless an agreement on staffing and patient care issues is reached, The Citizens' Voice reported.
Premera Blue Cross plans to outsource part of its call center to a healthcare firm in Virginia, according to The Seattle Times.
Healthcare workers at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield have reached a three-year contract agreement with management, according to The Valley Breeze.