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Temple University Hospital union pushes back planned strike
October 1, 2025 // Under the provision, members would have had to pay double their current costs for treatment provided outside the Temple Health system, according to PASNAP. Some employees do not live near a Temple facility or have longstanding relationships with other doctors, union officials said. Putting off the strike deadline will allow Temple to hold onto a $4.5 million payment that was scheduled to go out Monday to an agency providing fill-in nurses, PASNAP said.
Nurses At Long Island Jewish Medical Center To Vote On Unionizing
September 27, 2025 // The National Labor Relations Board will set the in-person vote for the nurses at the New Hyde Park hospital.
Nurses at HCA hospital in Fort Walton Beach vote to unionize
September 21, 2025 // More than 65% of the nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton Beach-Destin Hospital voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United.
Labor unions are much stronger in Oregon than nationally
September 2, 2025 // Nearly 300,000 Oregon workers belong to a union, according to federal data, about 1 in 6 workers statewide. Union membership rates have fluctuated since the 1980s but have gradually increased over the past two decades.
Walking Dead Production Driver Defends Victory over Teamsters for Unlawful Discrimination in Rigged “Hiring Hall”
September 2, 2025 // Virginia-based driver asks National Labor Relations Board to order notification and compensation of other victims of Teamsters’ discriminatory scheme
The share of Californians in unions holds steady as nationwide numbers continue decline
August 28, 2025 // The report, which analyzed data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that the percentage of Californians covered by a union has hovered between 16% and 18% in the last two decades. In 2024, the most recent year analyzed by researchers, the Golden State’s 2.67 million union-represented workers amounted to 16.3% of its labor force. Unions have only been able to sustain those numbers through consistent new organizing, said Enrique Lopezlira, director of the Low-Wage Work Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center and a co-author of the report.
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.
Union-registered nurses issue notice on possible strike at Henry Ford Genesys
August 23, 2025 // The Teamsters Local 332 president representing them posted a video on Facebook Wednesday night announcing 93% of members voted the company’s contract offer down. Thursday, Aug. 21, the union issued a 10 day notice, threatening to strike on Sept. 1. The union and the hospital been working to negotiate a new contract since April.
UnityPoint Des Moines nurses push unionization, Democratic Senate hopefuls show support
August 22, 2025 // Teamsters Local 90 in Des Moines announced they're endorsing State Senator Zach Wahls to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate.
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital workers announce strike over staffing, wages
July 15, 2025 // Union representing over 1,400 healthcare workers at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital plan a five-day strike starting July 22, citing understaffing, low wages, and failed negotiations.