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The following hospital-union events have been reported since Sept. 28:
Registered nurses at Hartford HealthCare's Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., are launching a two-day strike Oct. 13 over alleged unfair labor practices, according to the union that represents them.
State lawmakers in Minnesota said they would introduce legislation Oct. 12 to ensure paid time off for healthcare workers who need to test and quarantine for COVID-19, according to a union and the Star Tribune.
Nurses at Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet (Ill.) have submitted more than 100 complaints since late July, when they approved a new contract after a 16-day strike, according to the union that represents them.
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University Hospital in Newark, N.J., said it has reached three-year bargaining agreements covering nearly 3,300 of its 3,600 employees.
Citing patient safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses at Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System and in San Joaquin County's health system will strike for five days beginning Oct. 7, according to the unions that represent them.
Allina Health technical workers began a two-day strike Oct. 5 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minn., and Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, according to the union that represents them.
Nurses at Hartford HealthCare's Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., have issued a strike notice for Oct. 13 to Oct. 15, according to the union that represents them.
Two nurses at Virginia Mason Memorial in Yakima, Wash., have filed a complaint alleging the hospital is jeopardizing patient and employee safety due to inadequate staffing and its personal protective equipment practices, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported.