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Nurses at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center voted April 12 and April 13 to join the New York State Nurses Association, according to a Times Union report.
Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including protests, legal issues and elections — since April 4.
Employees at Worcester, Mass.-based University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care's Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital voted to join the State Healthcare and Research Employees Union, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.
Despite what many professionals working in provider organizations may have experienced, filling open shifts does not need to be a chaotic and challenging process.
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Some nurses picketed April 10 near Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services, according to a KOBI-TV NBC 5 report.
Nurses at Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center began their 24-hour strike April 11.
University of Washington students protested April 9 against the possible closure of the consolidated laundry facility that serves Seattle-based UW Medicine's UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, reports The Seattle Times.
Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center is urging the union representing about 200 hospital nurses to hold a contract vote and potentially avert a planned strike.
Nurses at Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center participated in a patient safety vigil April 5, days before a planned strike, according to The Recorder.