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Unionized nurses at three separate hospitals, all part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, went on strike Tuesday, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.

Even though the official four-day strike drew to a close Saturday night, nurses and technicians at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., have been barred from returning to work and some continue to picket, according to a WNPR…

Five northwestern Illinois hospitals have partnered with Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to allow the hospitals' employees to take online classes and earn medical laboratory science degrees, according to a Rockford Register Star report.

In lieu of merit-based raises, Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health plans to tie employee bonuses to the system's financial and patient satisfaction performance, according to a report by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Roughly 800 nurses and technicians from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., began a strike this morning, according to a report from The Day.

A strike planned for Dec. 4 at Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pa.) has been cancelled after hospital and union officials reached a contract agreement, according to a report by The Times-Tribune.

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., has started training replacement nurses and technicians who will fill in during a union strike scheduled to begin Nov. 27, according to a report by The Day.

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The healthcare industry has a greater number of hostile workers compared with other industries, according to a report released by Quantum Workplace.

As many members of AFSCME go on strike Wednesday at University of California medical centers, a court order issued Tuesday barred workers who perform "essential functions in patient health and safety" from participating in the strike.