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The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since April 1, beginning with the most recent.
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Healthcare workers at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth (Mass.), represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, ratified a new contract with management April 26, the union said.
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Morgantown, W.Va.,-based West Virginia University Medicine is looking for new hires to support its expanding facilities, according to Metro News.
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Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services has reached agreements with three labor unions that represent employees at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, N.J., according to an NJBIZ report.
Stanford (Calif.) Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Calif.) have reached a tentative agreement with the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement on new three-year agreements covering more than 3,000 registered nurses working at the hospitals.
More than 1,000 PeaceHealth workers at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield, Ore., and Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District in Eugene, Ore., ratified their first union contract Monday, according to The Register-Guard.