6 health systems that have been faced with workers’ strikes this month

From palliative care centers to emergency rooms, front-line health workers across the country have struck this month to protest against what they are saying to be conditions of care for dangerous patients and poor negotiation behavior.

Below you will find six examples of union activity resulting in a strike – which all occurred in July.

Saint Agnes Ascension Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)

The nurses at the Hospital Hospital Saint Agnès de Baltimore planned one day strike on July 24. They are frustrated by current tensions concerning endowment levels, patient safety and high turnover.

This marks the first time that the hospital nurses launched out on strike in Baltimore.

“We are struggling because patients cannot get the best care due to the decisions of hospital management personnel who have led to a personnel crisis,” said Melissa Larue, nurse of the intensive ascent care unit, in a press release. “During the contractual negotiations, we presented many proposals to respond to our concerns about patient safety and safe staff. We want the ascent to arrive at the negotiating table so that we can reach an agreement that puts patients first. ”

Essential Health (northeast of Minnesota and Wisconsin)

Clinical workers in ambulatory facilities belonging to Essentia Health ended a 13 -day strike on Tuesday. The strike involved more than 300 nurses in the clinic and 400 suppliers of advanced practices.

These workers went on strike to protest against the failure of Essentia to negotiate the first contracts in good faith, and they allegedly allegedly interference with the union organization. The strike ended after these employees concluded an agreement with Essentia to resume collective negotiation in terms of improved terms.

“For too long, ambulatory care has been treated as a reflection after the fact,” said Dana Bukovich, nurse of the Estaire’s Higher Clinic, in a press release. “We have clearly indicated that clinics patients deserve the same safe standards as patients in hospitals – and we will not stop as long as they do not get them.”

University Medical Center New Orleans

A group of around 600 nurses from the University Medical Center New Orleans, who belongs to LCMC Health, made a two -day strike last week. The strike marks the fourth of the hospital in less than a year.

The nurses allege that the hospital has disciplined and dismissed experienced nurses who are leading union organizers, as reprisals for their union advocacy.

“Distinguishing the pro-Union nurses shows that LCMC uses a discipline to retaliate against us,” said Dana Judkins, nurse of the hospital intensive care unit of the hospital, in a press release. “We are struggling to let them know that we will not tolerate the remuneration to defend us and our patients.”

Healthparters clinic (Stillwater, Minnesota)

About 80 clinical workers from the Healthparters Clinic Stillwater carried out a four -day unfair work practice that started on July 8. These workers included approved practical nurses, certified medical assistants and other members of the health care staff of service units.

The group said the main reason for the strike was the hospital’s refusal to offer significant salary increases.

“The wages that the employer offers us is, frankly, insulting. Even for our best paid members, they speak of an increase which are less than 70 cents per year in their last allowance. We refuse to accept that it is the best health products should offer us. Assistant at the clinic, said in a statement.

McLaren Hospital Macomb (Mount Clemens, Michigan)

A group of employees from McLaren Macomb Hospital made a three -day strike that started on July 7. The group includes around 500 nurses, as well as 200 other clinical support staff.

Workers have cited dangerous chronic endowment levels and weak wages as well as motifs of the strike, as well as allegations that management negotiated in bad faith.

Hospice of Petaluma (Petaluma, California) and Memorial Hospice (Santa Rosa, California)

The clinical workers of Hospice of Petaluma and Memorial Hospice, both held by Providence, made a two -day strike which started on July 2. The group included more than 100 people – mainly nurses, home aid, chaplains and social workers.

The main concerns of workers were focused on preserving the workload limits for patients and healthcare standards in the middle of the planned providence with the compassion supported by investment capital – which, according to hospice workers, could reduce the quality of end -of -life care they provide.

“Providence often seeks to save money to the detriment of patient care and we fear that our services will be considerably reduced by a new investment capital operator, unless we can devote protections in our union contract,” said Tim Johnson, social worker of Memorial Hospice, in a statement.