Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Home health workers vote 'yes' to SEIU
As FierceHealthcare readers know, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been attempting to... Read more...
SEIU may make headway in MA
It's looking like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) could be gaining a new foothold in Massachusetts, where it's working hard to organize workers within Boston's influential teaching... Read more...
Yale-New Haven fined $4.5M for union interference
An arbitrator has slapped Yale-New Haven Hospital with a $4.5 million fine after concluding that the hospital interfered in a union election. In a 47-page decision, arbitrator Margaret Kern held that... Read more...
Manor Care buyer puts staffing promises in writing
Bowing to pressure from the Service Employees International Union, investment firm The Carlyle Group has made some written promises regarding staffing, training and investment in its Manor Care... Read more...
Palo Alto Medical Foundation adds MDs, hospital
Things are humming along for the Palo Alto (CA) Medical Foundation (PAMF), which has just announced not only approval for its $375 million-odd dollar hospital project but also a merger with two area... Read more...
Some striking Sutter nurses face lockout
Over the past two days, thousands of nurses at hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health staged a two-day walkout. While the majority of nurses plan to return to their jobs today, nurses at three of... Read more...
Hundreds of Appalachian nurses go on strike
A group of hundreds of nurses across Appalachian regions in Kentucky and West Virginia went on strike yesterday after weeks of contract negotiations with an area hospital chain failed. At least 600... Read more...
Beth Israel, union fight war of words
To hear CEO Paul Levy tell it, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is being as reasonable as possible in dealing with organizing efforts by the Service Employees International Union. To the... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: When the SEIU targets your hospital
When the SEIU targets your hospitalWhen your hospital gets targeted by the Service Employees International Union--which, of course, will want to unionize your hospital--a lot of... Read more...
HCA hospitals strike FL union deal
HCA and the SEIU Florida Healthcare Union have agreed on a contract covering 4,000 workers at six of the state's hospitals. The contract raises wages, setting the lowest pay rate at $9.15 an hour, as well as creating patient-care committees giving staff members an avenue for proposing process improvements. It also offers some job security features, a real plus given that some fear HCA will eventually sell some hospitals to pay off debt. Nurses are particularly happy about the patient-care …
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