For the first time in its history, the Kansas University Nurses' Association, a union representing nurses at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, have rejected a contract proposal, according to a KCTV5 report.
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Monthly growth in healthcare jobs has averaged 17,000 jobs through October this year, lagging behind an average monthly gain of 27,000 jobs in 2012, according to the most recent seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a proposed rule to improve the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses.
A union-led one-day strike, planned to occur Nov. 13 at Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pa.), has been postponed until Dec. 4, according to a report by The Times-Tribune.
The union representing employees at Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Hospital has filed a complaint with the UNM Labor Management Relations Board over the hospital's mandatory flu vaccine policy for employees, according to an Albuquerque Journal report.
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Labor unions will continue to play a major role in hospital-employee relations in states where unions have traditionally had a presence — and that presence is likely to increase in other states, according to James M. Dawson, JD, of law…
A bill that would impose nurse-to-patient ratios in Washington, D.C., hospitals is unlikely to proceed into law, according to a report from the Washington Business Journal.
Louisiana's Civil Service Commission will let Louisiana State University pay bonuses to employees to keep Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville, La., staffed until its planned shutdown, according to a report by The Advocate.
We are beginning to see signals that health insurance companies may become increasingly aligned with providers of medical care, which is being fueled by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A recent example of this shift can be found…
As the nation enters flu season, keeping employees and patients safe from infection becomes important for hospitals and health systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends hospitals actively encourage employees to get a flu shot, according to an…