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.
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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.
Becker's Hospital Review has reported the following hospital-union events — including protests, contract agreements and unionization votes — since Dec. 21.
Healthcare workers at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif., will vote this month on whether they want to stay unionized, according to a Glendale News-Press report.
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Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center and about 340 professional technicians are negotiating a new labor deal less than four months after unionized nurses ratified a contract agreement with management, according to a VTDigger report.
Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System and nurses have agreed to a tentative contract, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
State investigators confirmed a probe into alleged union-busting at Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, The Journal News reported.
An employee at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif., continues to fight to dissolve a healthcare workers' union at the hospital, according to a Glendale News-Press report.
Nurses and other healthcare workers plan to unveil an inflatable rocket at two Washington State hospitals to raise awareness about executive pay at Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health.