A nurse is accusing Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital of hindering unionization efforts, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/17/18

The union representing public employees in Oklahoma will sue the state's health department over employees it says were wrongfully terminated, The Oklahoman reported.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/17/18

According to Psychology Today, about 80% of Fortune 500 companies use personality tests to assess potential and current employees to make hiring, team building, and developmental decisions. By Staff - 10/17/18

Key tips on talent acquisition from Select International.  By Staff - 10/17/18

More than ever, hospitals are investing in technology to support not only the clinical side, but also the business side. However, with the integration of technology comes increasing expectations for what’s possible, whether that’s enabling a cutting-edge surgical procedure, or delivering actionable intelligence to inform decision-making.  By Gary Druckenmiller - 10/17/18

Healthcare workers in California will present employee-signed petitions to Kaiser Permanente executives Oct. 18 in Pasadena, Calif., the Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West announced.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/16/18

Patient care technical workers at University of California campuses plan to strike Oct. 23-25 at UC medical centers, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 announced Oct. 12.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/15/18

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals affiliated with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare have reached tentative labor deals, the National Nurses Organizing Committee announced.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/15/18

Few work environments are as hectic, complex, and rapidly evolving as a hospital emergency department (ED). When you add behavioral health issues into the mix, that environment becomes exponentially more challenging – at times, even chaotic and violent.  By Solveig Dittman, Senior Risk Specialist - 10/12/18

Nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., will not vote on whether to remain unionized, the Asbury Park Press reported.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/11/18

Nurses have ratified a contract agreement with Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/11/18

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care and an employees union are disputing over a November ballot initiative to place a 15 percent cap on hospital charges in Palo Alto, Calif., The Stanford Daily reported.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/10/18

The National Labor Relations Board has charged Commerce Township, Mich.-based Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital with multiple labor law violations.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/10/18

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health rolled out a mandatory flu shot policy last year, and the health system will continue the program this year.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/10/18

Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital nurses voted Oct. 8 to ratify a three-year contract agreement, The Mercury reported.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/9/18

You might think a “chief of staff” is a role reserved for politics and Fortune 100 firms.  By Shanti Wilson, consultant, Freed Associates - 10/9/18

Dozens of UPMC hospital workers in Pittsburgh went on strike Oct. 4 in support of their right to form a union, according to a Tribune-Review report.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/5/18

Workers from UPMC facilities in Pittsburgh will strike Oct. 4 in their push for unionization.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/4/18

The research and advisory firm Gartner named Workday to its Leaders in Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for Midmarket and Large Enterprises list for a third consecutive year.  By Staff - 10/3/18

Workday, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, on Aug. 2 announced a new initiative to empower its 8,600-plus employees to better focus on their professional growth goals. By Staff - 10/3/18