Representatives of the District 1199 branch of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees have filed a complaint with New Mexico's Department of Health about staffing levels at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, according…
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Last week, Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., announced it would cut its workforce by 3 percent, resulting in about 150 layoffs; officials have since said the cuts will be even deeper, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.
Starting today, more than 7,000 workers from Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health are voting on whether to authorize a strike at the system's facilities.
Roughly 5,900 hospital jobs were cut in May, the first month over the past several years that the hospital sector produced a net loss, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, pickets and new contract agreements. All occurred in the last month, beginning with the most recent.
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Washington (Pa.) Health System Washington Hospital is cutting 68 positions, leading to about 25 layoffs, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System is cutting about 50 positions from three of its hospitals in southwest Virginia, according to a WYMT report.
Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt., and the United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5109 ratified a new three-year contract June 3.
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has laid off 147 employees across its system, according to Washington Business Journal report.
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates is cutting some benefits for its 42,000 U.S. employees, according to a News-Press report.