Nurses rally for improved wages and conditions

Nurses rally for improved wages and conditions

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Home health nurses at the largest health care system in western Massachusetts are asking for better wages. The nurses picketed outside of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Thursday evening. It comes after Baystate Health announced dozens of layoffs earlier this week. Those involved have been advocating for a three-percent raise for a year now. They say their wages should represent the time and effort they put …

UMC nurses push for safety, better pay, and working conditions on the picket lines

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — For the third time in a year, nurses at the University Medical Center in New Orleans went on strike as negotiations with LCMC Health continue. Nurses and community members say the rally is a call for safer working conditions.They claim that they're understaffed, underpaid and add LCMC spent over $5 million over the last year on temporary replacement nurses during labor strikes. Honorary NOPD officer shows ’em how it’s d…

CT nursing home workers set May 19 deadline to avoid strike

This story has been updated. The state’s largest health care workers union on Thursday set a May 19 deadline for state officials to avert a strike involving about 5,700 caregivers at 51 nursing homes across Connecticut. SEIU 1199NE is seeking to boost starting pay for workers to $25 per hour and, over several years, elevate most employees to about $30 per hour, said union president Rob Baril. But to make that happen, he added, the state will nee…

From 19 May onwards, a staggered strike would begin, which will be assessed as the situation develops at national level.