Registered nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido and Poway, Calif., have reached tentative contracts with hospital management, according to a June 21 news release from the unions that represent them.

Nurses in the Twin Ports area and Hastings plan to hold informational pickets June 21 at hospitals operated by Essentia Health, St. Luke's and Allina Health to call for contracts that will prioritize patients, according to the Minnesota Nurses Association.

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center plan to strike June 23, the union that represents them said June 15.

Registered nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido and Poway, Calif., plan to strike on June 23, according to the unions that represent them.

Nurses at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., plan to strike June 22-23, according to the union that represents them.

Registered nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido and Poway, Calif., have voted to authorize a strike, according to the unions that represent them.

Today’s healthcare industry is faced with a talent shortage. Demand for health-related services is rising at the same time that providers are looking for a desirable work-life balance or are retiring early.

Nurses at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., have voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike, according to the union that represents them.

Front-line resident physicians and fellows at three California hospitals have reached a tentative agreement with Los Angeles County.

St. Charles Medical Group physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare workers have filed for union representation.

Nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management.

Nurses at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City, Ore., and Providence Milwaukie (Ore.) Hospital have voted nearly unanimously to authorize strikes, according to the union that represents them.

Fifteen healthcare providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, from four PeaceHealth clinics filed June 2 with the National Labor Relations Board for a union recognition election, according to a news release from the Oregon Nurses Association.

As they bargain for new contracts, more than 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth are taking aim at hospital executive pay.

Front-line resident physicians and fellows at three Los Angeles County hospitals have voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike, according to the union that represents them.

Resident physicians and fellows at Dignity Health's St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco will protest June 1 amid contract negotiations. 

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West have ratified an agreement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The following hospital-union events were covered by Becker's in May:

About 7,000 Los Angeles County nurses, who are represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 721, have reached a tentative agreement with the county. 

Nurses have approved a new contract with Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital.