The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has adopted a petition that will create an enforceable, comprehensive workplace violence prevention regulation to protect workers in healthcare settings.
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Members of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital are set to strike for four days starting June 27, which would be their second strike this year, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.
Annapolis, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center is expanding its tobacco policy and will stop hiring nicotine and tobacco users.
Engaging the 3 million registered nurses who comprise one of the largest and most important segments of the U.S. workforce is a top task for hospitals and essential to developing and maintaining positive, patient-friendly work environments and retaining talented staff.…
A blog post from Select International discusses the reasons organizations may want to promote an employee rather than hire from the outside, or vice versa.
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While increasing base pay for nurses is an obvious strategy that can help staff retention hospitals and health systems, it often is an expense these provider organizations cannot afford.
Unionized workers at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., voted to reject the hospital's contract proposal and authorize a one-day strike.
Thousands of nurses and caregivers, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, plan to picket at more than 100 healthcare facilities in the New York City area Wednesday.
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 beginning of April, starting with the most recent.
A committee of executives and board members from Dallas-based Parkland Hospital recommended raising the hospital's minimum wage from $8.78 an hour to $10.25 an hour, according to a Dallas News report.