Potential Minnesota Nurses Strike In June Spurs Agency Recruitment
While members of the Minnesota Nurses Association continue their negotiations with six hospitals in the Twin Cities region, several travel nurse staffing and strike staffing agencies have been hunting for nurses in anticipation of a potentially large June nursing strike. ActionStaff, Medical Solutions, Huffmaster, Nurse Bridge, Supplemental Health Care, HealthSource Global Staffing, Medical Staffing Network and […]
New York Nurses Set April Strike Date At 3 Hospital Systems
Registered nurses at three New York healthcare systems issued a 10-day strike notice on Monday, amid claims of unsafe working conditions caused by inadequate staffing, according to a recent union press release. New York State Nurses Association members delivered the strike notice to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Montefiore, and Mount Sinai hospitals and set the strike […]
New York, Rhode Island Nursing Unions Vote To Authorize Strikes
Members of registered nurse unions in New York and Rhode Island have both voted to allow union representatives to issue 10-day strike notices if necessary, according to recent reports. United Nurses & Allied Professionals (UNAP) members in Rhode Island voted Wednesday to authorize a strike notice for Fatima Hospital, located in northern Providence. Workers want […]
At Least 40 Hospital Labor Disputes Made Headlines In 2018
At least 40 hospital labor disputes ranging from heated contract bargaining debates to extended strikes occurred in 2018, according to a recent analysis by Healthcare Dive. Here are the key takeaways from hospital labor disputes in 2018. Most of the disputes occurred in heavy union or non-“right to work” states. Based on Healthcare Dive’s analysis, most […]
Union nurses vote to authorize strike at Michigan Medicine
Nurses at Michigan Medicine, based out of Ann Arbor and affiliated with the University of Michigan, voted last week to authorize a three-day strike “in protest of the University’s unfair labor practices.” No date for the strike has been set, but the vote allows the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (UMPNC) bargaining team to […]
Rhode Island Healthcare Workers Strike Begins; Lifespan Spends $10M On Temp Staff
Last-minute negotiations failed for a third time early Monday morning between Providence-based healthcare system Lifespan and healthcare union workers in the midst of a planned 3 p.m. strike. United Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Local 5098 rejected the contract proposal from Providence-based healthcare company Lifespan early Monday morning. The Rhode Island healthcare workers strike is planned […]
Rhode Island Healthcare Union Delivers Strike Notice, Sets Date
United Nurses & Allied Professionals Local 5098 issued a 10-day strike notice on Friday to Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s hospitals and plan to strike starting July 23, according to a press release from the union. Healthcare professionals with the union plan to strike for three days, ending at 3 p.m. on July 26 with […]
Rhode Island Hospital Workers To Submit Strike Notice After Rejecting Contract Proposal
Unionized healthcare professionals at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital voted Thursday to reject a contract proposal from their parent company Lifespan and plan to issue a 10-day strike notice, according to a report from Providence Journal. Members of United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5098 sent out a press release about Thursday’s vote to […]
How To Reach The Elusive $100K Travel Nurse Salary
One of the most pervasive myths in travel healthcare is the potential to earn a six-figure travel nurse salary while jet-setting across the country. It certainly sounds appealing, and plenty of recruiters or agencies will try to sell you with that exact same message–but do you actually have that much earning potential as a traveler? Here’s […]
Kaiser proposes change to national labor partnership amid nursing union fractures, continued protests
Negotiations between healthcare company Kaiser Permanente and members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (CKPU) remain tense as nurses across the state continue the third and final week of planned protests at Kaiser-owned California facilities. Members of both parties met on May 7 to discuss details of the Coalition’s Labor Management Partnership, which was […]
