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Allina Health suspends emergency, urgent care at campus amid nurses strike
Minneapolis-based Allina Health is temporarily suspending emergency and urgent care services at its Abbott Northwestern WestHealth location in Plymouth, Minn., as nurses go on strike. -
Striking Catholic Health workers to receive $300 weekly
Striking workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) will get $300 payments weekly from the union that represents them, according to NBC affiliate WGRZ. -
California hospital workers walk out as labor disputes over staffing heat up
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, disputes between unions and California hospitals over staffing shortages are intensifying, prompting healthcare workers to walk off the job and hold rallies, CalMatters reported Oct. 15. -
Saint Vincent implements 'last, best and final offer' as strike stretches past 7 months
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., is implementing what it's calling its last, best and final offer in negotiations with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, according to union and hospital statements shared with Becker's. -
Allina nurses to strike in October
Nurses at Allina Health's WestHealth campus in Plymouth, Minn., plan to strike in October amid contract negotiations, according to the union that represents them. -
Catholic Health strike: New York attorney general claims staffing agency lacks license + 5 other details
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) have been on strike for about two weeks amid their union's labor dispute with hospital management. -
Where states stand on unemployment for workers fired over vaccination mandates
Generally, healthcare workers who are fired for refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination mandates likely can't collect unemployment benefits, although there may be exceptions based on the state and a worker's situation, employment experts told CNBC. -
Possible strike looms for 28,000 Kaiser workers in Southern California
Nurses and other healthcare workers have voted to authorize a strike at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, according to a union news release. -
Catholic Health strike reaches 1 week
Workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) have been on strike for a week amid their union's labor dispute with hospital management. -
Cost of healthcare rises for 1 in 3 workers
A new study found that one-third of U.S. workers saw the cost of healthcare rise in 2021, CNBC reported Oct. 7. -
Gen Z, millennials planning on retiring earlier, survey finds
A survey has found that the pandemic has changed many people's plans regarding retirement, with one-third of people altering their target retirement age, according to new research by Northwestern Mutual released Oct. 5. -
US healthcare workers walk off the job: 14 strikes in 2021
Healthcare workers have participated in labor strikes across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. -
How automated systems are hurting hospitals' hiring efforts
Employers are increasingly relying on automated software to sort through applicants, but millions of potential candidates are being skipped over, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 4. -
Connecticut hospital settles with feds over disability discrimination allegation
Hartford HealthCare's Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., has settled allegations being investigated by the federal government that the hospital discriminated against a patient who is deaf, according to a news release from HHS and the Justice Department. -
Some Wellstar employees receive erroneous email about approved medical exemption
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System said some employees were accidentally told their medical exemption from the company's vaccination policy was approved. -
Striking Saint Vincent nurses should no longer receive unemployment benefits, state rules
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance has ruled that striking nurses at Worcester-based Saint Vincent Hospital should have their unemployment benefits discontinued, according to hospital and union statements shared with Becker's Oct. 6. -
115 San Francisco General workers off schedule pending vaccine status
As of Oct. 4, there were 115 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital staff members who remained off the schedule and had either reported as unvaccinated against COVID-19 or had not entered a vaccination status, the hospital confirmed to Becker's. -
Hundreds of Oregon hospital workers begin strike
More than 400 front-line healthcare workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., began a two-day strike Oct. 5 alleging unfair labor practices, according to the union that represents them. -
Catholic Health strike enters 4th day
Striking workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) continued picketing Oct. 4 as their dispute with hospital management remains unresolved, both sides confirmed to Becker's. -
Hundreds of Sutter Health workers begin strike
More than 350 healthcare workers at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., began a five-day strike Oct. 4, according to the union that represents the workers.
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