Ascension Living at Our Lady of Peace workers in Lewiston, N.Y., have issued a 10-day strike notice to their employer. 

As employers prepare for workers to return to offices amid loosened COVID-19 restrictions, they can expect an array of feelings from workers, including excitement, anxiety and fear, experts told USA Today.

Front-line physicians at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care are demanding that the health system voluntarily recognize the Committee of Interns and Residents as their exclusive representative for collective bargaining.

In 2021, there were 265 work stoppages in the U.S. involving about 140,000 workers, and healthcare and social assistance workers comprised more than half of all workers involved in the strikes, according to a new "Labor Action Tracker" report by the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. 

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In the wake of a 10-month strike, nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital are voting on whether to decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association at the hospital, according to WBUR. 

For the past couple of years, "Belonging" has emerged as one of the new buzzwords in corporate strategies to develop more equitable and inclusive workplaces.  Many employees are asking the question, "Is Belonging just another feel-good word to circumvent the real work required to achieve equity and inclusion?" It's a good question, and although I am a strong promoter of Belonging, it's only recently that I fully grasped its impact. 

Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Medical Center and the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals have reached an agreement that includes wage increases and a $5,000 bonus for technical employees, according to a Feb. 14 joint news release shared with Becker's.

The following hospital-union agreements have been reported by Becker's since Jan. 25: 

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The National Labor Relations Board has notified White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital that a group of technical employees have filed a petition to decertify from the Service Employees International Union Local 1199 union, the hospital confirmed to Becker's.

Washington (Pa.) Hospital has avoided a strike with a new contract approved by workers, according to a Feb. 10 union statement.  

Amid a rise in healthcare worker injuries and illnesses, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging facilities and providers in the industry to employ effective safety and health programs.

The National Labor Relations Board is accusing Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center of violating federal law during a union's organizing campaign.

California lawmakers on Feb. 7 approved legislation that would require large employers in the state to offer workers up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Nurses who worked at hospitals owned or operated by Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth are accusing the health system of retaliating against them when they raised concerns about patient and worker safety, NBC News reported Feb. 6.

Registered nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre have approved a three-year contract with Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health.

Thousands of registered nurses at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have launched a campaign for new union contracts, as their current agreements are set to expire March 31, according to an independent union representing them. 

Nurses at Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.-based NewYork-Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital voted overwhelmingly Feb. 1 to approve a first union contract at the hospital, according to the union that represents them.