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Coos Bay, Ore.-based Bay Area Hospital is outsourcing its transcriptionist services, meaning up to 10 transcriptionists will lose their jobs, according to a report by The World.

Members of a union at Morgantown, W.Va.-based West Virginia University Hospitals voted to authorize a strike and gave a 10-day strike notice Dec. 19, according to a report by The Dominion Post.

Though no contract agreement has been reached, New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital welcomed union member employees back to work Thursday after a three-week lockout, according to a report by The Day.

Three hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire plan to outsource most of their lab work to Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as part of a cost-saving pilot program, according to a Valley News report.

Long Beach (N.Y.) Medical Center is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by 11 former employees, according to a Newsday report.

A survey from Fidelity Investments shows more nurses are saving for retirement, but many are still not sure if they will have enough money to retire.

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

Members of a union representing healthcare professionals, researchers and technical employees are expected to vote on a tentative contract with the University of California this week, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Talks between New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and AFT Connecticut are set to resume Monday, according to a New London Patch report.

One of the largest challenges hospitals have faced in recent years is maintaining adequate on-call emergency coverage, according to the HealthCare Appraisers 2013 report.