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.
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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.
In a 2013 Towers Watson survey, 78 percent of companies identified stress as a top lifestyle risk factor that is a workforce risk issue. Healthcare companies should be especially concerned, as a separate survey found healthcare workers to be the…
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.
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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.