The healthcare industry added 23,800 jobs last month, contributing to the nation's 211,000 new jobs in November, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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With King v. Burwell ruling coming in favor of Obamacare, the administration can finally focus on filing the remaining gaps in its strategy to have all round health insurance for everyone.
Union activity in healthcare has spiked in 2015, partly due to recent decisions from the National Labor Relations Board, according to a recent report released by IRI Consultants and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration of the American…
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, partnerships, vigils, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported in the last month, beginning with the most recent.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed into law a bill aimed at protecting direct care workers.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has posted 620 to 650 job openings nearly every month in 2015, according to a Columbus Business First report.
Jobs for medical scribes are on the rise, but the standards for these workers are not keeping pace, according to a Kaiser Health News report published by U.S. News & World Report.
Registered nurses and respiratory therapists, members of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union, will hold an informational picket Dec. 9 in front of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, N.Y.
Hospital employees and union representatives held an informational picket Dec. 2 at Elko-based Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, asking for better working conditions, fair wages and quality healthcare, according to an Elko Daily Free Press report.
Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals Service and Maintenance Unit at North Providence, R.I.-based Our Lady of Fatima Hospital picketed last week over what they say is "unfair treatment" of employees by the hospital's owner, for-profit Prospect CharterCare, according…