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Nearly half of health care workers have witnessed racism, discrimination, report shows

A first-of-its-kind report shows health care workers see racism against patients in hospitals and other health settings.

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Number Of Striking U.S. Workers More Than Doubled In 2023

Huge walkouts by auto workers, writers and nurses helped drive a big year for work stoppages, a new analysis shows.

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State probes emergency care at Mount Sinai Beth Israel as planned closure nears

The Manhattan hospital, which is expected to close in July, was previously ordered to stop halting services without state approval.

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Several area hospitals facing capacity issues moved to high risk

Backlogs in many hospitals across the state are pushing the health care system into high risk. Many facilities are at full capacity as more and more patients are waiting in the ER.

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California health care workers won a path to $25 minimum wage. Now they fear a detour

One California health care worker says the new minimum wage law promised something he’s never received before: an annual $1-an-hour raise.

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We have a shortage of health care workers. This novel approach is working to fill the gap.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is giving people a chance to better themselves by boosting their earning capacity while benefiting the community.

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Union membership plateaued in 2023 despite high-profile strikes

The percentage of wage and salary workers who were union members in 2023 was little changed from the previous year, despite high-profile strikes that dominated several news cycles. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the union membership rate at 10 percent in 2023, down from 10.1 percent in 2022. The number of union members,…

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"Taking from us:" GCMC health care workers calling for fair contracts picket at hospital

SCRANTON — Wielding picket signs in the bitter cold, Geisinger Community Medical Center workers calling for improved staffing ratios, competitive wages and fair treatment amassed Monday outside the Hill Section

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Newsom announces plan to delay highly touted healthcare minimum wage bill

The Newsom administration seeks to tie the raises for healthcare workers to the state revenue, effectively allowing the postponement of the wage increases indefinitely.

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Ohio State hospital workers unionize, citing unsafe staff levels and low wages

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More health care workers at Ohio State University’s hospital system have unionized. Nearly 1,000 patient care associates and psychiatric care technicians at the Wexner Medical Center won union representation during a December vote, the State Employee Relations Board certified on Jan. 3. The employees, responsible for the day-to-day care of patients, […]

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