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Healthcare strikes could be more likely as labor deals expire across US
The potential for strikes at healthcare facilities is elevated as union contracts are set to expire in 2022 and employees prepare to enter a third year on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg Law. -
California healthcare workers to join countywide strike Jan. 25
Workers in California's Santa Cruz County, including healthcare workers, plan to strike Jan. 25. -
Union employees speak out against Lifespan, Care New England merger
Rhode Island held its first public access meeting Jan. 20 about the Lifespan and Care New England merger, where several union employees from the Providence-based health systems spoke out against the proposed deal, The Boston Globe reported Jan. 20. -
Mayo Clinic Health System nurses petition for action on staffing challenges
More than 670 Minnesota Nurses Association members at six Mayo Clinic Health System facilities are demanding wage fairness and retention bonuses to address staffing issues and recognize workers, according to a union news release. -
Workers rally, launch billboard calling on Gundersen to invest more in employees
Front-line workers at La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health System and community supporters held a rally and launched a mobile billboard Jan. 17, calling on executives to "respect and invest in healthcare heroes for quality care," according to the union that represents them. -
6 hospitals seeking human resources chiefs
Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief human resources officers in the last month. -
US nurses protest over COVID-19 working conditions
Registered nurse members of National Nurses United held actions across the U.S. Jan. 13 advocating for better staffing and protections for workers. -
Strike averted at California hospital
Healthcare workers at Doctors Hospital of Riverside (Calif.) have canceled a 24-hour strike planned for Jan. 13 after the workers and hospital management reached a tentative agreement, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker's. -
Union joins calls for California hospitals to reconsider allowing back asymptomatic COVID-positive employees
A union representing 32,000 registered nurses and healthcare professionals is urging hospitals to reconsider allowing its asymptomatic members who test positive for COVID-19 to return to work immediately without isolation or testing. -
Pandemic puts extra pressure on healthcare HR teams
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have faced challenges such as workplace shortages and burnout. These challenges have not only affected front-line workers but have also stretched hospital human resources professionals, according to an article published on the Society for Human Resource Management website. -
California hospital workers to begin striking Jan. 13
Hundreds of healthcare workers at Doctors Hospital of Riverside (Calif.) are expected to strike Jan. 13, according to the union that represents them. -
The strike is over, but tensions could persist as Saint Vincent nurses return to work with nurses hired to replace them
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., voted to ratify a new contract Jan. 3, officially ending a 301-day strike. However, there could be some tension as nurses who went on strike return to work and work alongside nurses hired to replace them during the walkout, according to the Telegram & Gazette. -
Kaiser workers plan MLK Day strike
Psychologists, social workers and therapists employed at Kaiser Permanente's Oakland and Richmond, Calif., clinics plan to strike Jan. 17 after they say the health system backtracked on making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a paid holiday for all healthcare workers, including its mental health clinicians, according to the union that represents them. -
Is Your Health System Ready for Direct-to-Employer Contracting? Four Keys to Success
What do Boeing, General Electric, Lowe’s and Walmart have in common? They are among a growing number of self-insured employers bypassing traditional benefit networks offered by insurers and instead contracting directly with health systems to deliver health care services to their employees. -
Montana hospital accused of underpaying nurses
Union leaders are seeking to remedy what they describe as a wage crisis for nurses at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont. -
Unions petition OSHA to issue permanent COVID-19 safety standards for healthcare workers
A national coalition of unions is petitioning a federal court to compel the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt permanent COVID-19 protections for healthcare workers and keep a temporary emergency temporary standard for healthcare workers in place until that happens. -
Saint Vincent nurses ratify contract, end longest nurses strike in Massachusetts history
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have voted to ratify a new contract, officially ending a 301-day strike, according to union and hospital statements. -
Saint Vincent replacement nurses file petition to decertify union
Permanent replacement nurses hired by Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital during a strike have filed a petition to officially decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association as the union representing nurses at the hospital, according to the Telegram & Gazette. -
6 hospitals seeking CHROs
Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief human resources officers in the last month. -
Nurses suspend picketing outside Massachusetts' Saint Vincent hospital
Nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital have agreed to stop picketing until the Jan. 3 vote on a labor deal, according to the union that represents them.
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