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NewsFederal judge orders hospital to recognize nurses' union
In a move that gives hope to hospital labor unions and promotes proper management/worker relations, a Federal judge has ruled that Avanti Health System must recognize and bargain with the union Read more...
Nurse union files unfair labor practice charge
The Michigan Nurses Association filed an unfair labor practice charge alleging that OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba, Mich., refused to bargain in good faith with its nurses. A major sticking Read more...
Minnesota nurses union goes after former members who worked during strike
Three nurses filed a complaint against the Minnesota Nurses Association Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board, according to the Star Tribune. All three, who work at Children's Hospitals Read more...
Hospital strikes loom in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts
Nurses and other unionized healthcare workers in at least three states are considering walking off the job if contract negotiations with hospitals don't address their concerns. Those concerns are Read more...
Hospital accused of threatening, interrogating nurses
Interrogative tactics and videotaping nurses engaged in union activities are just two of the charges brought against Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich., by the Michigan Nurses Association Read more...
Hospitals obstruct unionization efforts, draw ire of National Labor Relations Board
St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., and its sister hospital, St. John's, in Santa Monica, Calif., have captured the attention of the National Labor Relations Board -- and not in a good way. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Hospital fires 21 staffers for missing work due to a blizzard
A total of 21 employees at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. --15 nurses and six supporting staff--lost their jobs after failing to arrive at work during a blizzard last month that Read more...
Union membership grows among healthcare workers
While overall union membership nationwide has dropped to 15.3 million (12.3 percent of all U.S. workers) in 2009 from a high of 21 million (24.1 percent of workers) in 1979, union membership among Read more...
Nursing unions gain ground
Nursing unions aren't a new force in the healthcare business by any means. But during the past year, as we see it, nursing unions have built up a lot of momentum, and we expect to see more next year. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Nursing unions continue to consolidate
Nurses from three unions have come together to form a nurse union "supergroup" of sorts, combining the California Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Nurses Union, and the United American Nurses. Read more...
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