800 Geisinger nurses strike: 5 things to know
02/20/25 at 03:00 AM
800 Geisinger nurses strike: 5 things to know
Becker's Hospital Review; by Kelly Gooch; 2/19/25
Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania began a five-day strike Feb. 17 at Geisinger's Luzerne County facilities in Pennsylvania, union and health system spokespeople confirmed to Becker's. Five things to know:
- The strike involves 800 nurses ...
- Union members voted to authorize a strike in January and issued a strike notice Feb. 6. ...
- Geisinger said that its offers "have been comprehensive, competitive and sustainable. ...
- The union contends that management has failed to address concerns over what it says is severe understaffing, turnover and burnout. "Nurses' top priorities are compensation that leads hospitals in the region to improve recruitment and retention; affordable healthcare benefits for themselves and their families; safety initiatives that protect staff and patients; and other provisions that help solve understaffing," SEIU said in a Feb. 7 news release shared with Becker's.
- The strike is slated to end at 7 a.m., Feb. 21. ...