Members of the Hawaii Nurses Association are set to begin a three-day strike on Jan. 13 at The Queen's Medical Center's campuses in Honolulu and Ewa Beach.

The U.S. Labor Department has reached a $1.9 million settlement for back wages for workers at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., and its parent organization, Providence, R.I.-based Care New England.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence received a strike notice on Dec. 30 from the Oregon Nurses Association, a union that represents nearly 5,000 Providence workers, including physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners. The health system said its lead negotiator has since approached federal officials to explore reopening mediation with hospitalists at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, and physicians and providers at Providence Women's Clinic.

Nearly 1,000 physicians at four NYC Health + Hospitals facilities in New York City plan to strike Jan. 13.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is preparing for thousands of workers to begin striking Jan. 10 at its facilities in Oregon. 

Nearly 5,000 front-line healthcare workers from Providence Oregon hospitals plan to begin an open-ended strike Jan. 10.

The New York State Nurses Association released a report on nurse staffing in hospitals in the state following the passage of a safe staffing law in 2021.

Union representatives are challenging Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare over its decision to promote a nurse occupying a labor-designated seat on its oversight board to a management role just weeks later, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and hospital board members have approved a new four-year labor contract between the union and Salinas Valley Health Medical Center.

Registered nurses at Mass General Brigham's Salem (Mass.) Hospital have reached a tentative labor contract with management. 

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents and George Washington University Hospital in Washington have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a potential strike.

During an interactive session at Becker's 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Shannon Peterson, Senior Vice President at Medicus Healthcare Solutions, led a panel discussion with health system leaders focused on addressing physician clinical gaps and workforce stabilization.

Nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, have approved a new three-year labor contract after 15 months of negotiations.

Nurses and healthcare professionals at Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have voted to authorize a strike if management and the union representing them fail to reach an agreement. 

Persistent staffing shortages are challenging providers' ability to provide patient care effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. 

One-day strikes and other "fixed-duration strikes" — defined as those with a short duration and predetermined time limits — are common at hospitals.

Advanced practice providers at the University of Illinois Health system, part of the University of Illinois Chicago, are seeking to unionize.

Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa initiated an open-ended strike Dec. 9 in Deer River, Minn.

Hospital workers approved a new contract with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, including 13% wage increases over two and a half years.

More than 1,000 nurses at Pittsburgh-based UPMC have signed an open letter urging the health system to make investments in its workforce.