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How Northwell is redesigning traditional office space for the future of work
Evolving technology has prompted significant shifts in the way people work. These shifts have been accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing hospitals and health systems to contemplate what their future of work looks like and how they will adapt to new norms such as hybrid work. -
Catholic Health suspends health benefits of striking New York workers
Catholic Health has notified workers striking at its Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) that their healthcare coverage has been halted until a tentative agreement is reached. -
Catholic Health accuses strikers of attempting to interfere with supply delivery
Amid a strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.), Catholic Health is accusing union members of using pressure tactics, including calling hospital suppliers and attempting to interfere with the delivery of necessary medical supplies. -
Iowa legislation guarantees unemployment benefits for workers fired over vaccination mandate
Lawmakers in Iowa have passed legislation that protects unemployment benefits for individuals who are fired for refusing to comply with an employer's COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to The Gazette. -
Great teams don't just happen
Throughout his nearly 40 years in human resources, Darryl Robinson has seen plenty of teams. -
Nearly 2,000 mental health workers join other Kaiser union members in authorizing strike
Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists and social workers in Northern California, who are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, have joined other unionized workers at the health system in authorizing a strike, according to statements from the union and Kaiser. -
Chicago hospital averts strike with new labor deal
Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago have reached a tentative agreement on their first union contract, according to an Oct. 26 announcement from the union that represents them. -
Catholic Health weighs cutting healthcare benefits of striking New York workers
Amid a strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) that is in its fourth week, Catholic Health said Oct. 25 that it is considering whether to discontinue healthcare coverage for striking workers if the walkout continues into November. -
EEOC updates guidelines on vaccination mandate religious accommodations: 5 details
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission posted updated guidelines Oct. 25 addressing questions about federal law and religious objections to COVID-19 vaccination mandates. -
New York legislation aims to prevent employee layoffs
New legislation in New York allows employees facing potential layoffs to petition their employers to apply to participate in a shared work program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. -
Catholic Health: Nearly 50 nurses have resigned since Mercy Hospital strike began
Amid a strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) that entered its fourth week Oct. 22, Catholic Health said it extended its agreement for replacement workers and that nearly 50 nurses have resigned from the hospital since the strike began, including more than 12 intensive care unit nurses, according to The Buffalo News. -
Replacing striking Massachusetts nurses 'necessary,' not punitive, Tenet CEO tells lawmakers
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., released a response from Tenet Healthcare CEO Saumya Sutaria, MD, to a recent letter from a Massachusetts congressional delegation urging him to leave Texas to settle a nurses strike at the Tenet-affiliated hospital. -
Job reviews mentioning burnout, mental health spike during pandemic
While burnout is not new to healthcare or U.S. employees, an examination of online job reviews released by Glassdoor Oct. 21 shows a significant spike in burnout over the last 19 months. -
West Virginia hospital workers to strike
About 1,000 workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., plan to strike Nov. 3 unless an agreement with hospital management is reached, according to the union that represents them. -
Financial wellness benefits aid recruitment amid the 'Great Resignation'
As employers experience high staff turnover rates in what is being deemed the "Great Resignation," companies are offering employees financial wellness benefits to help retain workers, according to CNBC. -
Lawmakers join call for Tenet CEO to end nurses strike at Massachusetts hospital
A Massachusetts congressional delegation is urging the CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to leave Texas to settle a nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital, signaling that calls to end the walkout are intensifying. -
Kaleida Health offering incentives for extra shifts to address staffing issues amid nurses strike
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is offering a monetary incentive program to employees who pick up additional shifts as a result of recruitment and staffing gaps relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and a nurses strike at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, according to Communications Workers of America, which represents workers at Kaleida and Catholic Health facilities. -
Chicago hospital nurses issue strike notice
Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago plan to strike for three days amid contract negotiations with the hospital, according to an Oct. 18 announcement from the union that represents them. -
'Striketober': Why healthcare workers nationwide are walking off the job
In a movement that has been deemed "striketober" online and on social media, workers in healthcare and other industries, who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly two years, are walking off the job or preparing to walk off over working conditions, according to NBC News. -
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.
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