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Union plans largest U.S. nurse strike at Kaiser, Sutter Health
With ongoing nursing shortages, hospitals have been struggling to fill gaps in providing care, as well deal with nurses dissatisfied with resulting staffing levels. But even the largest and most
Healthcare workers may find it easier to unionize
With state budget Medicaid reimburesement cuts leading to layoffs and layoffs leading to worker strikes comes news that it now may be much easier for healthcare workers to unionize. The decision in
AHA condemns proposed expanded union disclosures
The Department of Labor (DOL) this week proposed a revised rule to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employer and labor consultants to disclose agreements with
Nurses agree on contract terms with Stanford
Nurses at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital reached a tentative contract for new collective bargaining agreements with hospital officials, the California hospital
Hospital deaths, readmissions spike during nursing strikes
Nursing strikes may put patient lives at risk, according to a study that examined the quality of care in New York hospitals during 50 nursing strikes over two decades. In particular, the researchers
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
Union activity likely to increase
Back in September, we warned you that depending on how the election went, hospital management might have to worry about increased union organizing. Now we're here to tell you that with a pro-union
