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Catholic Health strike: New York attorney general claims staffing agency lacks license + 5 other details
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) have been on strike for about two weeks amid their union's labor dispute with hospital management. -
Where states stand on unemployment for workers fired over vaccination mandates
Generally, healthcare workers who are fired for refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination mandates likely can't collect unemployment benefits, although there may be exceptions based on the state and a worker's situation, employment experts told CNBC. -
Possible strike looms for 28,000 Kaiser workers in Southern California
Nurses and other healthcare workers have voted to authorize a strike at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, according to a union news release. -
Catholic Health strike reaches 1 week
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) have been on strike for a week amid their union's labor dispute with hospital management. -
Cost of healthcare rises for 1 in 3 workers
A new study found that one-third of U.S. workers saw the cost of healthcare rise in 2021, CNBC reported Oct. 7. -
Gen Z, millennials planning on retiring earlier, survey finds
A survey has found that the pandemic has changed many people's plans regarding retirement, with one-third of people altering their target retirement age, according to new research by Northwestern Mutual released Oct. 5. -
US healthcare workers walk off the job: 14 strikes in 2021
Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. -
How automated systems are hurting hospitals' hiring efforts
Employers are increasingly relying on automated software to sort through applicants, but millions of potential candidates are being skipped over, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 4. -
Connecticut hospital settles with feds over disability discrimination allegation
Hartford HealthCare's Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., has settled allegations being investigated by the federal government that the hospital discriminated against a patient who is deaf, according to a news release from HHS and the Justice Department. -
Some Wellstar employees receive erroneous email about approved medical exemption
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System said some employees were accidentally told their medical exemption from the company's vaccination policy was approved. -
Striking Saint Vincent nurses should no longer receive unemployment benefits, state rules
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance has ruled that striking nurses at Worcester-based Saint Vincent Hospital should have their unemployment benefits discontinued, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker's Oct. 6. -
115 San Francisco General workers off schedule pending vaccine status
As of Oct. 4, there were 115 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital staff members who remained off the schedule and had either reported as unvaccinated against COVID-19 or had not entered a vaccination status, the hospital confirmed to Becker's. -
Hundreds of Oregon hospital workers begin strike
More than 400 front-line healthcare workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., began a two-day strike Oct. 5 alleging unfair labor practices, according to the union that represents them. -
Catholic Health strike enters 4th day
Striking workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) continued picketing Oct. 4 as their dispute with hospital management remains unresolved, both sides confirmed to Becker's. -
Hundreds of Sutter Health workers begin strike
More than 350 healthcare workers at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., began a five-day strike Oct. 4, according to the union that represents the workers. -
Nearly 2,000 workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital begin strike
Citing concerns about staffing and patient care, nearly 2,000 hospital workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.), went on strike Oct. 1, according to the union that represents them. -
1,400 USC nurses ratify labor deal
Registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles have approved a new contract that addresses patient and worker safety, according to Keck Medicine of USC and the union representing the nurses. -
Worcester mayor calls on Tenet CEO to visit from Texas to end nurses strike
The mayor of Worcester, Mass., is asking the CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to visit from Texas and negotiate an end to a nurses strike that began more than 200 days ago at Saint Vincent Hospital. -
Physician threatened after refusing to give patient ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine
As misinformation about preventives, treatments and cures for COVID-19 continues to spread, healthcare workers increasingly feel unsafe. -
Job openings are at a record high, but the job hunt isn't easier: 4 things to know
Although job openings are booming, undesirable work, mismatches of skills and convoluted hiring processes mean that job-seekers aren't getting hired, Vox reported Sept. 20.
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