Labor disputes between nurses and hospitals are nothing new, but over the past few years we’ve seen a lot of national news stories about nurses going on strikes, so we asked the experts for advice.
Orlando Health's corporate manager of emergency preparedness talks about his experience with the Pulse nightclub shooting and how healthcare leaders can better prepare their organizations to handle disasters.
The first nurses strike at a Boston hospital in more than 30 years ended with nurses returning to work Monday. Contract negotiations will resume at an unknown date.
Supporters of nurses locked out of Tufts Medical Center since their one-day strike Wednesday "attacked buses" delivering their temporary replacements Sunday morning, throwing coffee on the drivers, pounding on windows and blocking the vehicles when they tried to leave,...
More than once this week, Dr. Michael Wagner has delivered a tough message: We will not be held hostage. His tone was typically calm and measured but his meaning unmistakable. Wagner, the chief executive of Tufts Medical Center, has taken a notably hard-line approach in...
A four-day suspension begins today for the Tufts Medical Center nurses who participated in the city’s first nurses’ strike yesterday in three decades. "The bargaining committees are not currently at the table,” hospital officials said. “The union is busy holding rallies...
More than 1,200 nurses at Tufts Medical Center are set to go on strike Wednesday morning after a last-ditch effort to reach a contract deal with hospital officials failed. Both sides spent hours negotiating Tuesday but couldn’t reach a compromise. The Massachusetts...
Dramatic and, to some, offensive, tactics are nothing new for this California union of about 100,000 registered nurses, which has made a name for itself in the state and nationally as a progressive and aggressive political powerhouse.
Prosecutors say a woman with no medical training faces up to five years in federal prison after she faked being a registered nurse at five medical facilities in Texas.Prosecutors say Leticia Gallarzo was hired as a registered nurse at two hospitals and three nursing...
