Colorado reactivated crisis standards of care Nov. 9 for staffing of healthcare systems in the state, which are facing workforce shortages amid the latest COVID-19 surge. 

As the Great Resignation continues, workers are still looking to change jobs in the near future, with one-quarter of U.S workers considering retirement or a job change within the next 18 months, Bloomberg reported Nov. 9.

Longview, Texas-based Christus Good Shepherd Health System is offering a $1,500 referral bonus to members of the public, part of a nurse recruitment campaign.

Many workers have been protected by unions since the late 18th century, especially in dangerous industries like construction. However, workers of color have faced historical racism within them. Unions are changing, but the pace remains slow, The New York Times reported Nov. 6. 

Two Rhode Island hospitals have received notices saying they have not complied with the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, according to The Boston Globe.

As companies continue to feel the pressure of labor shortages, some are turning to automation to solve their staffing problems, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6.

Labor and supply shortages as well as changing work norms over the pandemic have forced employers to be more flexible, shifting some power back into the hands of workers. Now, labor has become a hot news beat, with more journalists ramping up their reporting in this area, The New York Times reported Nov. 7.

Chief nursing officers from more than 30 Mississippi hospitals sent a letter to Gov. Tate Reeves and other state leaders to notify them of forecasted bed capacity shortfalls and plea for state help in maintaining nursing staff, according to Mississippi Today.

With the Biden administration having decided to go ahead with vaccine mandates for businesses with over 100 employees, some business groups are voicing their concerns, CNBC reported Nov. 5. 

The Great Resignation has seen a large number of workers quit their jobs. Some of these workers aren't looking to return to the 9-to-5 grind, and instead are pursuing their passion projects, Fortune reported Nov. 3. 

Labor organizing is experiencing a surge, specifically in majority female-industries like healthcare and education, reported Bloomberg Nov. 3.

Intermountain Healthcare, a 25-hospital health system based in Salt Lake City, is making new efforts to invest in the education of its workforce.

A newly created Michigan healthcare coalition is requesting a $650 million bailout amid unprecedented staffing shortages in healthcare facilities around the state, the Detroit Free Press reported Nov. 4. 

Hospitals gained jobs in October after losing them the previous month, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Nurses United pushed back against hospital-at-home programs in a Nov. 4 statement, arguing such programs do not offer patients the same level of care and threaten to cut nurses' jobs. 

Healthcare facilities that do not fully vaccinate all eligible staff members by Jan. 4 may face fines or termination of their Medicare or Medicaid contract, CMS said during a Nov. 4 briefing on the new regulations. 

Although generational stereotypes are often exaggerated, some divides do exist between different generations. These divides are being felt in the workplace, with some millennial managers reporting feeling confused and surprised by their Gen Z juniors, Emma Goldberg wrote for The New York Times on Oct. 28.

To fill staffing gaps, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) is offering inpatient nurses and registered nurses working in long-term care facilities a student loan repayment option, according to the Sun Herald.

U.S. private industry employers reported 2.7 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses last year, a decrease from 2.8 million in 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Nov. 3.

The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard Nov. 4 outlining COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employers with 100 or more employees.