Striking Allina Health nurses could lose health insurance coverage if the open-ended walkout at the Minneapolis-based health system's Twin Cities hospitals continues through Oct. 1, reports Pioneer Press.
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A recent Pioneer Press editorial calls on elected officials to refrain from publicly backing a side in the dispute between Minneapolis-based Allina Health and its 4,800 nurses.
The following healthcare organizations have hired or shared plans in the past month to hire workers, starting with the most recent.
An expansion of Prescott Valley, Ariz.-based Mountain Valley Regional Rehabilitation Hospital not only created additional beds and an enlarged gym and treatment area, but also added about 15 to 20 new jobs, reports The Daily Courier.
Workers across three hospitals have approved union contracts with the Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, reports Buffalo Business First.
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The New Jersey State Nurses Association, along with physicians and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D - NJ), are calling on federal officials to change legislative language related to gun violence research by the CDC, according to a news release.
Nurses at SSM Health's Saint Louis University Hospital have begun voting on a tentative contract agreement with management, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and the union representing its food service workers will head back to the bargaining table next week, reports ABC 6 News.
Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Md., plans to train and employ patients who are "frequent fliers" to the hospital, reports Daily Record.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and its striking nurses both refuse to budge first as the walkout enters its third week, reports Star Tribune.