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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. -
Los Angeles resident physicians protest, seek talks on new contract
Hundreds of resident physicians will rally Sept. 28 outside of LAC+USC Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to protest what they say is Los Angeles County's refusal to negotiate a new contract, according to the union that represents them. -
Massachusetts governor urges Saint Vincent Hospital, striking nurses to resume talks
As a nurses' strike enters its seventh month at Saint Vincent Hospital, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is urging the Massachusetts Nurses Association and hospital management to return to the bargaining table. -
Northern California healthcare workers set strike date
Healthcare workers at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., plan to strike the first week in October, according to the hospital and the union that represents the workers. -
Most New York healthcare workers fired over mandate won't get unemployment insurance
Healthcare workers who are fired for refusal to comply with the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate likely won't be eligible for unemployment insurance, according to state officials. -
Henry Ford Health goes international with nurse recruiting
To help fill staffing gaps, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has revived its strategy of recruiting nurses from the Philippines, its COO said Sept. 22. -
Saint Vincent physicians to striking nurses: 'Come back to work'
Physicians who care for patients at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital are asking their nurse colleagues participating in a monthslong strike to end the walkout. -
US Labor Dept. gets $163K in back wages for workers at shuttered Tennessee hospital
An investigation of Perry Community Hospital in Linden, Tenn., resulted in the recovery of $163,785 in back wages for 72 former employees, the U.S. Labor Department said. -
Catholic Health workers announce plans to strike Oct. 1
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) plan to strike Oct. 1 if a contract is not reached by then, according to a union news release. -
More than 14,000 Dignity nurses approve labor deal
More than 14,000 registered nurses in California and Nevada approved a new contract with San Francisco-based Dignity Health, according to a Sept. 20 union news release. -
24,000 Kaiser workers could be heading for a strike, union says
The union representing 24,000 registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is looking at the option of striking amid dissatisfaction with contract proposals it says will make staffing shortages worse.
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