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Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says
Israel has reportedly disappeared over 400 health care workers from Gaza and the West Bank in the last two years.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions to Name Stadiums as Workers Face Shortages
Hospitals argue the deals bring in support, but critics question the use of public money amid nursing shortages.
Israeli Academics Call for Boycott of Israel’s Medical Institutions
The medical establishment is complicit in the genocidal assault on Gaza, said Israeli political scientist Neve Gordon.
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Win Big After Long Strike
Their new contract includes raises of 20 percent over four years and an additional $2,500 signing bonus.
Amid Immigration Raids, Medical Workers Train Up on Constitutional Rights
More than 1,000 St. John’s clinic workers are learning how to read warrants and teach patients their legal rights.
Gaza Surgeon Describes Surviving Israeli Prisons After a Raid on His Hospital
Dr. Khaled Alser was held for seven months, and he says he was beaten, denied medical treatment and tortured.
After an Ex-IDF Soldier’s Threats, Anti-Palestinian Racism Left Me Unprotected
In the workplace and at school, the threat of racist retaliation and genocide denial looms around every corner.
Oregon Health Care Workers Launch Largest Medical Strike in State History
Around 5,000 workers walked off the job at Providence hospitals Friday, demanding better pay and working conditions.
Left to Battle a Pandemic With Little Help, Nursing Aides Struggle With PTSD
COVID-19 has left health care workers across the US with a gutting sense of abandonment.