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Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic

(4 days ago) WEBSarahbeth Maney for The New York Times. About 17 percent of nurses and 12 percent of other U.S. health care workers are covered by a union, according to an …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/health/covid-health-workers-unions.html

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Healthcare labor union activity gains steam: The consequences for

(2 days ago) WEBNote: The lead section of this article was updated Oct. 16 with news of a tentative agreement between Kaiser Permanente and the unions. When around 75,000 …

https://www.hfma.org/finance-and-business-strategy/healthcare-business-trends/healthcare-labor-union-activity-gains-steam-the-consequences-for-hospitals-and-health-systems/

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Pandemic Strain Pushes Some Health Care Workers Toward …

(7 days ago) WEBOf the approximately 1,500 petitions for union representation posted on the National Labor Relations Board website in 2020, 16% appear related to the health care …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/11/955128562/for-health-care-workers-the-pandemic-is-fueling-renewed-interest-in-unions

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Crisis in nursing: Nurses say staffing shortage is worse …

(5 days ago) WEBNurses aren't optimistic about the future, either. At least 80% of those surveyed expect that to get much worse in another five years, the report shows. Unions representing nurses have long warned

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173107527/nursing-staffing-crisis

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Health workers unions see surge in interest amid COVID-19

(3 days ago) WEBOf the approximately 1,500 petitions for union representation posted on the National Labor Relations Board website in 2020, 16% appear related to the health care …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/health-workers-unions-see-surge-in-interest-amid-covid-19

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How hospital unions are advancing health equity Modern …

(9 days ago) WEBIn the highest-profile healthcare labor action this year, nearly 75,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other workers from several unions staged what may have been …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/healthcare-union-contracts-health-equity-mount-sinai-montefiore-kaiser

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AFT, America’s fastest-growing healthcare union, …

(8 days ago) WEBAFT, America’s fastest-growing healthcare union, unveils report detailing troubling healthcare staffing crisis. Report Includes strategies to improve nation’s healthcare facilities and concrete …

https://www.wsna.org/news/2022/aft-americas-fastest-growing-healthcare-union-unveils-report-detailing-troubling-healthcare-staffing-crisis

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Health care unions amplify the voices of frontline workers …

(Just Now) WEBThe unions representing the nation’s health care workers have emerged as increasingly powerful voices during the still-raging pandemic.. With more than 100,000 …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/health/health-care-unions-amplify-the-voices-of-frontline-workers-overwhelmed-by-pandemic-conditions.html

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Pandemic pressures open door for nursing unions to …

(6 days ago) WEBThe union negotiators noted this: The health care giant’s management wanted to scale back wages after notching $6.8 billion in net revenue from 2018 to 2020. In a news release, Christian

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/16/pandemic-pressures-open-door-nursing-unions-up-labor-actions/6505941001/

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US healthcare workers focus on pay and understaffing in fight for …

(9 days ago) WEBUnions representing more than 85,000 healthcare workers have held pickets at 50 facilities across California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado amid new contract …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/03/hospital-workers-strike-kaiser-permanente

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Labor Unionization Among US Health Care Workers

(7 days ago) WEBLabor unionization efforts have recently resurged throughout the US, with the National Labor Relations Board receiving a 57% increase in union election petitions in the first half of 2022. 1 Workers in multiple …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2799909

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It’s the last day of the largest health care strike in US history

(4 days ago) WEBKaiser Permanente health care employees, joind by Union members representing workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles during the second day of their …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/business/kaiser-permanente-healthcare-workers-strike/index.html

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Kaiser strike: More than 75,000 health care workers walk off the …

(6 days ago) WEBIn the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on …

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203225614/kaiser-permanente-historic-strike-health-care-workers-nationwide

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Some workers at U.S. hospital giant HCA say it puts profits

(2 days ago) WEBHCA is a health care juggernaut, employing 284,000 people in 182 hospitals and 125 surgery centers across the country and in the U.K. Operating in 20 U.S. states, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/workers-us-hospital-giant-hca-say-puts-profits-patient-care-rcna64122

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Kaiser Permanente and unions reach deal after healthcare workers

(4 days ago) WEBThe California-based care consortium and the union representing healthcare workers resumed negotiations on Thursday, more than a week after contract …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/kaiser-permanente-unions-deal-strike

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Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized?

(Just Now) WEBUnionized healthcare workers had significantly higher reported mean weekly earnings than non-union workers at $1,165 versus $1,042 ( P <0.001), the …

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/102421

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COVID working conditions led these NJ hospital nurses to unionize

(Just Now) WEBLeaders of the new Clara Maass union said working conditions during the pandemic had galvanized the nurses to take action. “All the things that were wrong …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2022/08/12/covid-working-conditions-belleville-nj-hospital-nurses-union/65400768007/

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Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care …

(4 days ago) WEB1 of 3 . CAPTION CORRECTION CORRECTS NUMBER OF REPRESENTED HEALTH WORKERS: FILE - Healthcare workers picket outside Kaiser …

https://apnews.com/article/kaiser-permanente-health-care-workers-strike-411aa1f084c19725f29ff87766e99704

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National Union of Healthcare Workers

(7 days ago) WEBThe National Union of Healthcare Workers is a member-led movement for quality patient care and a stronger voice in the workplace. Join us. Marin workers hold first strike since …

https://nuhw.org/

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Health care unions in New York are fighting back for better pay

(2 days ago) WEBOver 3,600 U.S. health care workers died as a consequence of their occupational COVID-19 exposure in that first year, 453 of them from New York, …

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/03/health-care-unions-new-york-are-fighting-back-better-pay/394621/

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Nurses at North Jersey nursing home seek to unionize - Bergen …

(8 days ago) WEBThe nurses at Complete Care at The Harborage in North Bergen are seeking permission from the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote to join the …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/11/21/nurses-at-north-jersey-nursing-home-seek-to-unionize-harborage-complete-care-staff-shortages-covid/71650521007/

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AI uses in nursing, patient care concern unions at HCA, Kaiser

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare unions have increasingly pushed for contract language that sets up guardrails for AI use and asked to be included in hospitals’ decision making …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/ai-uses-nursing-patient-care-hca-kaiser

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Nurses at North Bergen facility aim to join HPAE union

(3 days ago) WEBCiting a lack of safe staffing and a general lack of respect for workers, more than 40 nurses at a North Bergen nursing care facility are petitioning to join the state’s …

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/11/nurses-at-north-bergen-facility-aim-to-join-hpae-union.html

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US union members see record pay raises, outpacing nonunion …

(4 days ago) WEBWages of private sector union workers rose 6.3% in the year ended in March, the largest increase in data back to 2001, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/us-union-members-see-record-pay-raises-outpace-nonunion-workers

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New group of Portland health care workers vote to form union

(4 days ago) WEBThe LabCorp workers are the latest in a wave of union formations in the last two years. More than 434 lab workers employed by Labcorp of America (Nasdaq: LH) …

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2024/05/06/labcorp-union-legacy-health-portland.html

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The next union organizing wave is at Apple CNN Business

(Just Now) WEBThe Maryland store has an ongoing complaint filed against Apple, which alleges the company provided improved health and education benefits to non-union …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/business/apple-labor-unions-stores-retail-strike/index.html

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBA cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an Ascension …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that …

(4 days ago) WEBGet top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion. Enter email …

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2024-05-09/1-lawmaker-stops-south-carolina-health-care-consolidation-bill-that-had-overwhelming-support

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Steward Health Care bankruptcy leaves 8 Mass. hospitals in limbo

(7 days ago) WEBState officials launched a public-facing Steward Health Care Resources website. The state also opened a patient hotline at 617-468-2189. The state also …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/06/business/steward-bankruptcy/

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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, …

https://apnews.com/article/health-care-insurance-migrants-obamacare-biden-a38541478bc1f6b7662b3901cefc9e93

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'It's only getting worse': Nurses' union president says new survey

(2 days ago) WEBSaskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory says a new survey paints a grim picture of health care in the province. (Richard Agecoutay/CBC) Social …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-nurses-survey-1.7197895

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBBusiness News Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care The attack follows another one that has caused a …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Agencies Issue Proposal on Incentive-Based Compensation

(7 days ago) WEBThe NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith …

https://ncua.gov/newsroom/press-release/2024/agencies-issue-proposal-incentive-based-compensation

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Flinders Medical Centre's corridor care during internal …

(2 days ago) WEBFlinders Medical Centre treated patients in corridors during a recent period of high demand, prompting South Australia's doctor's union to report their concerns to the …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-09/doctors-say-flinders-medical-centre-corridor-care-risked-safety/103818984

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32 NJ hospitals named LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders

(5 days ago) WEBThirty-two hospitals in New Jersey were named 2024 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the third-most in the …

https://www.app.com/story/news/health/2024/05/08/nj-hospitals-cited-lgbtq-equality-standards/73602550007/

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