Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington, have filed a petition to join the Pharmacy Guild. The workers argued that they are facing heavy workloads and inadequate staffing.
Resident physicians at Mount Sinai's Elmhurst Hospital in Queens have voted to authorize a strike. The union that represents these residents has noticed significant disparities in Mount Sinai's compensation and benefits when compared to the resident physicians employed at the health system's flagship hospital in Manhattan.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Psychologists, therapists, social workers and chemical dependency counselors at Kaiser who are part of the National Union of Healthcare Workers voted 1,561 to 36 to approve the agreement reached between the company and the union.
HCA nurses protested last week, saying the hospital chain is threatening layoffs and wage freezes. HCA said it is asking nurses to forego planned wage increases and it has no plans for layoffs.