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Workers at 11 Tenet Healthcare hospitals in California have voted to authorize a strike over contract negotiations, according to union and Tenet officials.  

The following hospital-union events have been reported since Oct. 14:

Nurses who work at San Francisco's public hospitals and clinics are suing the city, alleging facilities are understaffed and employees are required to complete overtime work without overtime pay, TV station KPIX reported.

Registered nurses at Hartford HealthCare's Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., have reached a tentative contract agreement with hospital management after a two-day strike that began Oct. 13, according to union and hospital officials.

Healthcare workers represented by three unions are hesitant to administer or receive a COVID-19 vaccine without validation from independent third-party experts, the unions announced in an Oct. 20 news release. 

Registered nurses at Montefiore New Rochelle (N.Y.) Hospital have authorized their bargaining committee to call a strike, according to the union that represents them. 

A union of professional healthcare workers has launched a public information campaign alleging aggressive collections and lack of safe staffing at Denver area HealthOne hospitals.

The CEO of a hospital in Washington state is asking employees to refrain from political displays after one employee reacted to the actions of another, the Whitman County Gazette reported.

Nurses at two Pennsylvania hospitals owned by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare have reached contracts with management, averting a joint strike that was set to begin Oct. 16, according to the union that represents them. 

Registered nurses, healthcare professionals and staff at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City began voting in a union recertification election on Oct. 13, according to a union media advisory.