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Kaiser Permanente and striking health workers reach tentative agreement

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:17 — mike kraft

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative agreement with workers After a historic strike, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have reached a tentative agreement. Brittany Trang STAT

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75,000 members of the union, which spans seven of the states plus Washington, D.C. in Kaiser’s nationwide health care network, went on strike last week from October 4 through the early hours of October 7. ...

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Opinion: suggestions for fixing America's shortage of nurses, criticism of Medicare's proposed staffing

Fri, 2023-10-06 10:53 — mike kraft

Opinion: A potential fix for America's nursing shortage | CNN Covid-19 is once again on the rise, largely as a result of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant. And as the virus ravages America’s health care system, it is illuminating the country’s national shortage of nurses, write Marcella Bombardieri and Marina Zhavoronkova. Marcella Bombardieri,Marina Zhavoronkova CNN

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Strike of 75,000 Kaiser health care workers is in its last day

Fri, 2023-10-06 10:33 — mike kraft

It's the last day of the largest health care strike in US history | CNN Business The largest health care strike in US history is now in its third, and final, day. Samantha Delouya CNN

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The temporary work stoppage will end at 6 am Pacific Time on Saturday morning, concluding a massive labor effort involving more than 75,000 health care workers and spanning four states.

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U.S. Nursing schools are turning away thousands of applicants because of faculty shortages

Thu, 2023-10-05 11:02 — mike kraft

Nursing schools are turning away thousands of applicants during a major nursing shortage. Here's why | CNN Business At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants who want to enter or advance in the profession are being turned away from nursing schools. Tami Luhby CNN

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Bargaining snag in negotiations between Kaiser Permanente and unions for 75,000 striking health workers

Thu, 2023-10-05 10:25 — mike kraft

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Strong hospital leadership helped reduce staff burnout during COVID pandemic --study

Wed, 2023-09-13 17:46 — mike kraft

Survey of infection preventionists suggests hospital support led to greater well-being in pandemic Among survey respondents, 64% reported very good to excellent hospital support for their infection prevention and control programs, but 49% said they were burned out. CIDRAP

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Florida: Some immigrant workers are afraid to help rebuild after hurricane because of Gov DeSantis laws.

Thu, 2023-09-07 11:20 — mike kraft

Some immigrant workers who rebuild homes after hurricanes are afraid to go to Florida. They blame a law DeSantis championed | CNN Immigrant workers from across the US raced to Florida to help rebuild after Hurricane Ian. But now, nearly a year later and days after another major hurricane hit, some of those workers say this time they’re staying home. Catherine E. Shoichet CNN

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U.S. These Covid-19 pandemic-era relief programs are expiring soon

Tue, 2023-07-25 09:36 — mike kraft

These Covid-19 pandemic-era relief programs are expiring soon Millions of people are set to lose Covid-19 pandemic-era benefits this fall – specifically, the student loans payment pause, child care provider stabilization funds, the suspension of work requirements for food stamps and continuous Medicaid coverage. Katie Lobosco AOL

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Some aid, like direct stimulus payments, expanded unemployment benefits and enhanced child tax credits, have already expired. But there’s still time for other funds, like the billions of dollars of aid for K-12 schools, to be spent.

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