Posts tagged nurse practitioners

    Corewell Health Niles nurses vote against joining Teamsters union

    March 11, 2026 // According to results posted by the National Labor Relations Board, 82 nurses voted against joining the Teamsters union while 47 voted in favor. A total of 152 employees were eligible to vote in the Feb. 26 election.

    Commentary: Nurses in New York City Say They Deserve $200,000 a Year. Here’s Why.

    January 26, 2026 // As a strike by health workers stretches into its second week, pay is a major issue in negotiations, even if it’s not discussed much on the picket line.

    Allina Doctors Council strike approved, ‘historic’ rally planned

    November 5, 2025 // Healthcare professionals with Allina formed a union in October 2023, and since June 2025 have been attempting to negotiate new contracts. The union says a rally on Nov. 5 will culminate outside of Allina’s headquarters in Minneapolis. Allina Health has previously said it is "disappointed Doctors Council SEIU-represented Primary Care and Urgent Care providers are deciding to engage in a strike instead of meaningful negotiations at the bargaining table."

    Allina Doctors Council announce 1-day strike happening Nov. 5

    October 27, 2025 // Members of the Doctors Council at Allina Health announced the filing of a 10-day strike notice, which is the first time in Minnesota history physicians in the state have gone on strike.

    PENNSYLVANIA: Nurses last week voted 402-305 to join the union.

    August 28, 2025 // Nurses, elected officials and more will rally at 1pm today at Zulema Parklet, across from Magee, urging the health care giant to begin contract talks without further delays. Roughly 60 advanced practitioners at the hospital, from nurse practitioners to midwives, will hold their own union vote on Sept. 6 and 9.

    Providence says operations are smooth despite 5,000 striking at its hospitals, women’s clinics

    January 14, 2025 // Nearly 5,000 Providence Health & Systems nurses and other professionals walked off their jobs Friday in the largest strike by health workers in state history — and the first involving unionized doctors. Picket lines formed in the early-morning hours outside Providence’s eight Oregon hospitals, while replacement workers started their shifts.

    On a roll: Clinic nurses and others vote to join USW

    November 5, 2024 // Nearly 80 Squirrel Hill Health Center workers voted Thursday to join the United Steelworkers union, the latest victory for the Pittsburgh-based labor organization that has been expanding membership in recent years to university faculty, librarians and professional football players. The newly unionized workers serve as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, medical and dental assistants, therapists, front desk staff and others who work at the center’s four Pittsburgh area clinics.

    ER doctors on strike at Ascension St. John Hospital over staffing issues

    April 23, 2024 // Health care workers in the emergency department at Ascension St. John Hospital walked out of their workplace on Thursday, April 18. Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who formed a union said earlier this month that their contract negotiations had been fruitless for months. The strike that followed this week was anticipated by both sides of the issue. The union said earlier this month that a strike was likely due to a breakdown of union negotiations. Emergency room staff on the picket line told Local 4 that their strike is about more than just money. Their main focus: Working conditions.