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Wrapping up two years of negotiations, which at times became contentious, University of California patient care technical workers ratified a four-year contract with the system, according to a KTVU report.

Unionized nurses at North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Mass., which is part of Boston-based Partners HealthCare, picketed Thursday to protest wages and working conditions, according to a report by The Beverly Citizen.

Unionized service and maintenance workers at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore are threatening to strike if the hospital does not increase wages, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

Management at financially beleaguered Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., held meetings last week notifying employees of possible layoffs, according to a report by The Press Democrat.

The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported within the last two months, beginning with the most recent.

Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital's board of trustees has approved a plan to build a retail pharmacy for the hospital's employees, according to a Lawrence Journal-World report.

Nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif., voted this week in favor of joining the California Nurses Association, according to a Glendale News-Press report.

About 1,500 employees at St. Louis-based St. Anthony's Medical Center will have larger paychecks April 11, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.

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Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals union at Westerly (R.I.) Hospital have approved a new three-year contract, according to a report from The Day.