The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since the middle of June, starting with the most recent.
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Union nurses from Worcester, Mass.-UMass Memorial Health Care have sent a letter to administrators protesting staffing cuts that they call "degrading" to the quality of care provided in the system's facilities.
Hospitals lost 7,100 jobs last month, the first time they have posted an employment loss since February, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About 30 people were arrested after participating in a union-organized rally outside of UPMC's headquarters in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Nurses at Ayer, Mass.-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center, part of Boston-based Steward Health Care, voted to unionize and join the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
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About 400 nurses and technicians at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., could strike if a contract isn't ratified by July 31, according to a report by The New Mexican.
The League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes, an employer group representing 109 hospitals, nursing homes and other clinics in the New York City area, has reached a tentative labor agreement with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.