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Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, picketed March 9 and authorized the union to call a strike if contentious contract negotiations continue, according to a Boston Globe report.

Wyoming, through two new laws, has elected to join interstate compacts that will allow nurses to work there without obtaining separate state licenses, according to a Casper Star-Tribune report.

Two health systems in North Dakota are getting creative in addressing the nurse shortage, according to a report from The Bismarck Tribune.

The National Labor Relations Board has set a hearing for April 18 to determine whether Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville, N.Y., denied a new position to an employee active in the New York State Nurses Association, according to a Times…

Members of 1199 SEIU union rallied March 3 in Troy, N.Y., for higher wages for area healthcare workers, according to a Times Union report.

Roughly 3,500 registered nurses at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health will receive big pay increases under tentative contract agreements with management, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

The healthcare industry added 38,100 jobs last month, contributing to the nation's 242,000 new jobs in February, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente employees, represented by the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers West, recently protested what they called excessive salaries and bonuses for executives, according to an Orange County Register report.

There are two strong trends in the healthcare industry today, and they are pulling in opposite directions.

Cleveland Clinic will host a recruitment event March 12 for newly graduated registered nurses.