The proportion of healthcare workers who were represented by unions and members of unions declined from 2015 to 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Unionized clinical and service employees at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., plan to picket Wednesday amid bargaining efforts for a new contract, reports The Olympian.
A recent settlement agreement approved by the National Labor Relations Board paves the way for registered nurses to hold a new union election at Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Hospital.
Partners HealthCare's Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East reached an agreement allowing for a union election at the hospital, reports The Boston Globe.
Signed into law in 2010, the Affordable Care Act made the idea of patient satisfaction in hospitals a competitive advantage.
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Oconee Regional Medical Center in Milledgeville, Ga., is looking to hire at least seven or eight registered nurses, reports The Union-Recorder.
Union food service workers have approved a proposal from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, resolving a months-long labor conflict, reports the Post-Bulletin.
Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, Calif., has filed a second appeal over a union vote that took place last fall, according to a Napa Valley Register report.
A growing number of health care systems — and other health care delivery providers — are committed to transitioning to value-based care from existing payer contracts based on fee-for-service.
Healthcare workers at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, N.Y., have voted in favor of joining 199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the union announced Friday.