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California hospital allows quarantine flexibility for COVID-positive employees returning to work

After union pushback, St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., will allow greater quarantine flexibility for healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 while asymptomatic.

Nurses from Philippines expected at Henry Ford as early as summer

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System said Jan. 19 that its strategy of recruiting nurses from the Philippines is making headway, with the first nursing cohort expected to arrive as early as this summer.

Pennsylvania hospital workers authorize strike

Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning, Pa., voted Jan. 26 to authorize a strike, according to a union news release shared with Becker's.

Catholic Health's Kenmore Mercy service, plant workers agree to new contracts

Kenmore (N.Y.) Mercy Hospital — part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health — and United Food & Commercial Workers Union District Local One have agreed to new contracts for service and plant operations associates at the hospital, according to a news…

Countywide strike involving California healthcare workers averted

California's Santa Cruz County and more than 1,600 front-line workers, including healthcare workers, reached a tentative agreement Jan. 24, averting a planned strike, according to a union news release.

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…