Hospitals and unions: 8 recent conflicts, agreements

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including contracts, protests, legal issues and elections — since March 5.

1. Pennsylvania nurses, technologists rally over staffing
Registered nurses and technologists rallied and picketed March 15 at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital, according to a joint union news release.

2. Tobey Hospital nurses ratify contract, reach NLRB settlement
Registered nurses at Wareham, Mass.-based Tobey Hospital ratified a two-year contract and National Labor Relations Board settlement agreement March 8.

3. Virtua union representing 1.5k nurses votes to strike if necessary
A union representing 1,500 registered nurses at Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health agreed to strike if necessary after complaining nurses are frequently too busy to take a break during shifts or take earned days off, according to a Courier-Postreport.

4. Judge dismisses nurses' lawsuit against DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital: 6 things to know
Detroit Medical Center's Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Charter Township, Mich., confirmed a judge granted its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by nurses against the hospital.

5. Judge says California hospital violated rights of union employees: 6 things to know
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled against Napa, Calif.-based Queen of the Valley Medical Center Feb. 28 on issues regarding caregivers who supported unionization.

6. Pennsylvania nurses union claims CHS violated law by forcing nurses to work overtime
The union representing nurses at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital claimed the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry found the hospital and its parent company violated a state law prohibiting mandatory overtime for nurses and other healthcare workers, according to The Times-Tribune.

7. 18k Kaiser nurses vote for option to strike at California facilities
Tens of thousands unionized registered nurses at facilities owned by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente voted for the option to call a strike if an agreement is not reached on issues such as staffing and patient care, according to a California Nurses Association news release.

8. Union nurses in Michigan host patient safety rally at Ascension hospital
Nurses at Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Borgess Medical Center rallied March 5 for patient safety.

 

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