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Unionized nurses at Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center gave their bargaining committee approval to call a strike if they so choose, reports The Berkshire Eagle.

Here are 21 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking nurses in the past week.

Unionized nurses and pharmacists at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., are on a quest to speak to hospital board members about issues they feel need to be addressed, reports MLive.

Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems will cut security at three area hospitals July 31, reports The Meridian Star.

State officials said Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, a 449-bed behavioral health hospital, reversed an unpopular 'no breaks' rule for employees Monday, reports The Pueblo Chieftain.

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic has started recruiting for its new 44-bed hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., according to a WEAU report.

Employees in Titusville (Pa.) Area Hospital's outpatient physical therapy office will relocate as part of the hospital's partnership with Oil Valley Physical Therapy, reports The Titusville Herald.

Projections that the ACA would be a "job killer" are debunked in a new paper by researchers at Stanford University.

Unionized nurses at Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center allege the hospital interfered with contract negotiations when it sent an internal letter to workers earlier this month, reports The Berkshire Eagle.

Nearly 1,500 nurses represented by Health Professionals and Allied Employees Local 5138 voted last week to authorize a strike if a labor deal is not reached this month with Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.