A Service Employee International Union representative met with employees at Sunbury (Pa.) Community Hospital, owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, last week to discuss the possibility of unionizing, according to a report from The Daily Item.
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A strike at University of California's five hospitals scheduled for Monday has been averted, as UC and a union representing technical workers reached a tentative agreement Sunday, according to a Contra Costa Times report.
Unionized nurses at Hastings, Minn.-based Regina Medical Center — a member of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, have authorized a strike, according to a Pioneer Press report.
Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved Miami-based Jackson Health System's plan to add gain-sharing payments to employee's paychecks.
Marina Del Rey (Calif.) Hospital has finalized a contract with the California Nurses Association, effective March 2.
Unionized technical workers at University of California's five hospitals plan to go on strike March 24, according to a Venice-MarVista Patch report.
Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital employees plan to hold an informational picket Friday afternoon, according to a Yakima Herald report.
The storm of changes underway in healthcare is severely buffeting the healthcare workforce.
The nearly 13,000 unionized patient care technical employees who work in University of California healthcare facilities plan to take a strike vote this week, according to a report by The San Francisco Appeal.