Labor contract negotiations between unionized employees and hospitals are not always smooth. When both sides remain at odds over key issues, the result may be a strike.
Here are notable strikes reported by Becker's Hospital Review this year:
1. Pennsylvania nurses strike, cite staffing concerns at Wilkes-Barre General
Registered nurses at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital went on strike May 31, primarily over staffing. The nurses are represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.
2. UC hospital workers begin strike: 8 things to know
Union workers from University of California hospitals and campuses went on strike amid contract negotiations. UC service workers, who are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, began a three-day strike May 7 over issues such as wages, healthcare premiums and job outsourcing. Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-CWA and the California Nurses Association joined the walkout in support beginning May 8.
3. Pennsylvania hospitals block nurses from returning to work after strike Registered nurses at First Hospital, a private psychiatric facility in Kingston, Pa., and Moses Taylor Hospital, a 214-bed, acute care facility in Scranton, Pa., went on strike beginning April 25 amid contract negotiations.
4. Baystate Franklin nurses begin strike: 6 things to know
Nurses at Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center began their 24-hour strike April 11 amid contract negotiations. Nurses have since ratified a contract with the hospital. The three-year agreement, which covers about 200 Baystate Franklin nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, addresses various patient care issues, including staffing.
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