The California Nurses Association and the University of California have reached a tentative four-year labor contract agreement, calling off a walkout planned for Wednesday, according to a San Diego 6 News report.
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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.
According to a five-year jobs projection report from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists, 26 of the 50 jobs projected to grow the fastest from 2013 to 2017 are in the healthcare industry.
Unionized employees at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., have authorized union leaders to call a strike, according to a report by The Day.
Unionized workers at Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital approved a new contract offer Wednesday, avoiding a scheduled strike, according to a Charleston Daily Mail report.
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A union representing support and medical services employees has called for a one-day strike on University of California campuses and hospitals on Nov. 20, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report.
Kansas City-based University of Kansas Hospital and the Kansas University Nurses Association have filed a petition with the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board for a declaration of impasse, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report.
Employee assessment tests are typically developed in the same country as the organization's headquarters, but health systems should ensure their tests stand up in foreign countries, too.
Here are eight statistics on states with the highest and lowest percentages of healthcare jobs in their labor sector, according to recent CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International data analysis.