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Everett nurses strike ends as negotiations continue

Health Leaders | Nursing

A massive, five-day nurses strike ended Sunday, but negotiations for a new contract are far from over. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett said it was a seamless transition back to work today, while nurses clarify they have not yet reached an agreement with Providence.

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‘We’re Here for the Same Reason’: Preparing for Nursing Strikes

Health Leaders | Nursing

Here’s how CNOs should be preparing for nursing strikes, according to this CNO. Nurses have been going on strike all throughout the United States. The recent union activity is indicative of large, widespread problems in the nursing industry with staffing, work environment, and nurse wellbeing.

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SMM Health Nursing Strike Linked to Outsourcing Concerns

Health Leaders | Nursing

“When you think about it, a nurse can resign [from] a position with as little as two weeks’ notice, but it could take one to three years to replace that nurse,” says Boston-Leary. “In In the meantime, emergency and surgical departments are busy and they need staffed beds, which [are] also at a premium.”

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'If They're Here, They're Here': Communicating with Nursing Unions

Health Leaders | Nursing

Recently, there has been an increase in nursing strikes and union activity throughout the United States. Nurses are frustrated, and the recent union activity is indicative of large, widespread problems in the nursing industry with staffing, work environment, and nurse wellbeing.

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‘If They’re Here, They’re Here’: Communicating with Nursing Unions

Health Leaders | Nursing

Recently, there has been an increase in nursing strikes and union activity throughout the United States. Nurses are frustrated, and the recent union activity is indicative of large, widespread problems in the nursing industry with staffing, work environment, and nurse wellbeing.

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HL Shorts: How to Plan for a Strike

Health Leaders | Nursing

On this week’s episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Chaudron Carter, Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Temple Health, about how CNOs can develop a plan for continuing operations in the event of a nursing strike. Would you recommend having a plan in place for dealing with potential strike activity?

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Taking a Seat at the Table: Why Nurse Unions are Necessary Today

Minority Nurse

Strikes for Safe Staffing and Fair Contracts Although hospital executives and management have set standards such as how many nurses can be hired and what benefits they get, nurse associations like National Nurses United (NNU) have fought to protect nurses ’ safety when these contracts don ’ t reflect nurses ’ needs in the workplace.