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New Jersey Nurses Enter Third Month of Strike for Safe Staffing
The striking nurses emphasized hospital understaffing endangers both workers and patients.
How Does Gig Nursing Work Affect Patients, Nurses and Health Care Facilities?
Classifying nurses as contractors gives companies more power and limits workers’ ability to hold them accountable.
Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis
The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote.
Biden Admin Proposes Long-Awaited Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
The regulations are the first of their kind, but some workers say they don't go far enough.
Sanders Demands Fair Contract for Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike in New Jersey
Nurses went on strike earlier this month in protest of what they say are dangerous staffing levels.
Nurses in Texas and Kansas Make History With a Massive Strike
Safe staffing levels have been a key bone of contention between the striking nurses and Ascension management.
The FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban Still Lets Companies Trap Workers in Bad Jobs
Companies can still use training repayment agreements to financially trap workers into paying for on-the-job training.
US Hospitals Rely On Exploited Volunteer Staff, Potentially Violating Labor Laws
Some labor experts argue many for-profit hospitals are using unpaid workers to benefit their bottom line.
NYC Nurses’ Deal Is Just a Start — Health Care Advocates Demand Major Reforms
The understaffing crisis in nursing is a prime example of the wider issues at play in U.S. health care, advocates say.
Striking New York Nurses Win Tentative Deal With Hospitals
The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.