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The union representing 2,400 nurses and allied health professionals at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence approved a new five-year contract agreement.

Rhode Island Hospital in Providence and the union representing its 2,400 nurses and allied health professionals reached a tentative contract agreement.

Technical employees and licensed practical nurses at ACMH Hospital in Kittanning, Pa., will walk off the job Aug. 30 over contract negotiation sticking points, according to the Tribune-Review.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care issued a revised notice Aug. 17 indicating job losses from the pending closure of one of its hospitals in Ohio will affect approximately 80 more people than previously reported, according to the Ohio Department of Job…

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital-union events — including protests and legal issues — since July 19.

Approximately 560 workers at Providence Tarzana (Calif.) Medical Center went on strike Aug. 16 over wages and staffing, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Workers at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, Pa., voted Aug. 16 to authorize a possible strike, according to a TribLIVE report.

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The union representing about 1,800 nurses at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington is urging the state's healthcare board to delay approving the hospital's fiscal year 2019 budget until a contract agreement is ratified.