The union vote comes amid a wave of organizing by health care workers. Doctors are less likely to unionize, but that could be changing.
Aug 2, 2023
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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023.
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The health system promises better security, but nurses want 24-7 coverage and additional protections after an uptick in local attacks on health workers
Saint Alphonsus is transferring nurses from Idaho to keep maternity services going through August, and delay of the closure could extend 6-12 months if federal agency comes through
After a hospital security guard was killed over the weekend in Portland, the union urges more patient and visitor screening as well as staff training and support
Part of Trinity Health, the nation’s 5th-largest hospital chain, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center has said it aims to close the unit July 31
Jul 25, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 49 hold a picket outside Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro on July 24, 2023 to pressure the managed care consortium on contract negotiations.
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