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Nurses at Mercy Health—Allen Hospital in Oberlin, Ohio, represented by the Ohio Nurses Association and AFT, have rejected a tentative labor contract, with 94% of nurses voting "no," according to a March 10 union news release shared with Becker's.

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have set a March 17 strike date at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y.

Members of the Federation of Nurses/United Federation of Teachers have approved a new labor contract with NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, part of New York City-based NYU Langone Health.

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As hospital and health system chief human resources officers navigate workforce shortages and rising costs, they are doubling down on recruitment, employee well-being and technology-driven solutions to enhance workforce management.

In 2024, there were 359 work stoppages — including 356 strikes and three lockouts — across the U.S., with 36 occurring in the healthcare and social assistance industry, according to a report published Feb. 19 by the School of Industrial…

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