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Nurses at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, N.J., who are members of the Shore Nurses Union/New York State Nurses Association, plan to strike for one day Oct. 8, according to a report from The Press of Atlantic City.

A labor union is accusing Boston-based Tufts Medical Center of using aggressive means to discourage hospital employees from unionizing, according to a report from The Boston Globe.

Healthcare workers at Pottstown (Pa.) Memorial Medical Center, members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, plan to strike for one day in October, according to a report from The Mercury.

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has withdrawn a petition for holding a second union election at Modesto, Calif.-based Memorial Medical Center, according to a report from The Modesto Bee. 

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System will give its employees bonuses in October after the hospital boosted its earnings last year to the highest level in the hospital's 126-year history, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit hospital watchdog, has launched the Bruce Bradley Fellowship, a year-long educational program named in honor of Bruce E. Bradley, a founding member and first chair of The Leapfrog Group Board of Directors and former…

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital interfered with a union election in June, and ordered a second election, according to the Hartford Courant.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care is making efforts to improve relationships with its unions, according to a Telegram & Gazette report.

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and representatives of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command will sign an agreement Sept. 22 that will give priority interview consideration to soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program.

Experts recommend that all healthcare personnel receive a flu shot every year, and during the 2014-2015 flu season, 77.3 percent of healthcare workers heeded that advice, according to survey results from the CDC.