Registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., issued a vote authorizing union leaders to call a three-day strike amid contract negotiations. 

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. began a strike this week after their contract expired with no new labor agreement in place.

Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, has withdrawn recognition of SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the bargaining agent of about 200 employees.

A number of burnt-out human resources leaders are considering leaving their roles, according to Korn Ferry. 

Members of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West have plan to strike at 11 Tenet Healthcare facilities in California.

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. are preparing to go on strike this week after their contract expired with no new labor agreement in place.

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Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore are accusing Ascension management of illegally refusing to respect the nurses' right to organize.

The Association of University Registered Nurses — which is the local Oregon Nurses Association chapter — has reached a tentative labor contract with management at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.

Healthcare union members are among those who gathered Sept. 27 at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City to protest after the ouster of One Brooklyn Health CEO LaRay Brown, according to Brooklyn Daily Eagle.  

Approximately 80 physicians and advanced practice providers at urgent care centers operated by Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare have authorized a strike. 

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. plan to go on strike early next month if no agreement is reached by Sept. 30. 

Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee began a 24-hour strike Sept. 25 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.

The union representing registered nurses at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center says a hiring freeze announced earlier this year has exacerbated staffing problems and led to an increase in reported instances of workplace violence against workers.

Disputes between labor unions and hospitals have long existed. However, amid today's healthcare challenges, and after going through a pandemic, workers have become especially vocal about issues such as pay and staffing. 

The union that represents medical residents and fellows at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging the health system had cut department-specific stipends in retaliation for unionization efforts, The Harvard Crimson reported.

A Superior Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the union whose members are on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J.

Nurses have approved a new labor contract with Dameron Hospital in Stockton, Calif., which is managed by Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health.

Kaiser Permanente workers in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland have joined workers in other states in voting to authorize a strike.

Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association plan to hold a 24-hour strike beginning Sept. 27 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Merrimack Valley in Methuen, Mass.