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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. -
Logan Health nurses approve first union contract
Six hundred fifty registered nurses approved their first union contract with Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health Sept. 16, an agreement that includes pay raises and seniority recognition, according to a union news release. -
Union contract makes vaccination voluntary for Michigan Medicine nurses
Although Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has a COVID-19 mandate, unionized nurses can refuse vaccination, hospital and union officials confirmed. -
Parents are quitting their jobs over their kids' behavioral health
In a survey of nearly 600 parents of children 18 or younger, 21 percent have voluntarily quit their jobs in the last year or are planning to quit their jobs in the year ahead to better care for their children's behavioral health needs. -
Northern California healthcare workers vote to strike in October
More than 500 healthcare workers at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., and John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif., have voted to strike in October, according to Sept. 14 hospital and union statements. -
Catholic Health hospital workers could strike as soon as Oct. 1, cite staffing concerns
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) voted Sept. 9 to authorize a strike if it becomes necessary to address their staffing concerns, according to a union news release. -
Maine Medical Center nurses call on hospital to keep COVID-19 protections
Nurses at Portland-based Maine Medical Center are calling on their employer to maintain COVID-19 protections put in place last year for caregivers amid the latest virus surge. -
South Carolina system terminates employee unvaccinated by system deadline
Tidelands Health has fired one of its employees for not complying with the Georgetown, S.C.-based system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. -
PeaceHealth places unvaccinated workers on leave, prompting union pushback
PeaceHealth is facing union pushback after the Vancouver, Wash.-based health system put unvaccinated workers on leave for noncompliance with its COVID-19 vaccine requirement policy, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. -
New Jersey hospital fires several employees for fake vaccine cards
Several employees at Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital have been fired for submitting fake vaccine cards to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a Sept. 2 nj.com report. -
842 U of Illinois-Chicago physicians unionize
The Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union, has been certified by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board to represent 842 interns, resident and fellow physicians at the University of Illinois-Chicago, according to a Sept. 1 news release from the union. -
Zoom and doom: Virtual meeting gaffes have cost people jobs, opportunities
Errors made during audio or video conference calls have cost employees during hybrid and remote work, and bosses are still split on who is ultimately responsible for remote technology running smoothly. -
Workers at 3 Tenet hospitals in California approve contracts with double-digit pay raises
Workers at three Tenet Healthcare hospitals in Southern California have approved contracts that will boost pay and address patient and worker safety, according to Aug. 30 hospital and union statements. -
Saint Vincent nurses' strike to become longest in Massachusetts history: 9 details
With no talks scheduled, a strike at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., is poised to become the longest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history, the Boston Business Journal reported Aug. 30.
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