HR

Roughly 2,000 employees of Baltimore-based The Johns Hopkins Hospital rallied Saturday for higher wages and better benefits, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

More than half of nurses (63 percent) reported having a mentor assigned to them when they started their career, and nearly all of those nurses (96 percent) said the mentor was helpful in some way, according to a nationwide CareerBuilder…

Nurses play a large, important role in patient care in hospitals, and keeping nurses engaged in an organization can boost not only nurse satisfaction, but patient satisfaction as well. One way to keep nurses engaged is through recognition programs.

The California Hospital Association and the state's largest hospital worker union, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, have formed a strategic relationship and aim to create a new model of hospital-labor relations.

A vast majority of nursing professionals — 85 percent — are unlikely to ever switch careers, according to a new study from CareerBuilder. However, nurses are still looking to advance in their careers.

Roughly 63 percent of nurses are concerned they may not have enough money to retire comfortably, according to a report from Fidelity Investments.

Workers represented by the Service Employees International Union went on a one-day, unfair labor practice strike at Geisinger-Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital Tuesday.

A union representing Calais (Maine) Regional Hospital nurses plans to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night over recent budget cuts and layoffs at the hospital, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

Healthcare professionals looking for jobs are becoming more confident in their ability to find a job, according to the newest Job Search Confidence Index from StartWire, a job search organizer.

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