DC Circuit rules against nurses’ union suit to speed OSHA healthcare rule
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
A bid to force OSHA to quickly and permanently enact a proposed rule to protect healthcare workers against COVID-19 has been defeated.
Agency staffing, wage concerns prompt workers’ strike notice across 24 PA nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
Workers across three of Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare chains intend to strike, citing inappropriate use of staffing agency services and low wages, among other problems.
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.
New NLRB, DOJ partnership to focus on potential employer violations of labor, antitrust laws
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
A new partnership between the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Justice will increase scrutiny of employer acts that could violate the National Labor Relations Act or antitrust laws, such...
Psst, did you hear what she’s making?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 21, 2022
The National Labor Relations Act guarantees employees “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing,...
Employers can’t prohibit workers from discussing terms of employment, NLRB reminds operator
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board alleges that a senior living provider in Kansas has prohibited employees from “discussing wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment,” which they have...
National Labor Relations Board invites briefs regarding work rules standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board is inviting comments on whether it should adopt a new legal standard to determine whether certain employer work rules violate the National Labor Relations Act.
Hundreds of Pennsylvania nursing home workers threaten to strike
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2021
About 800 workers at a dozen nursing homes across Pennsylvania have voted to authorize going on strike, citing low pay and understaffing.
LTC unions urge CDC to revise masking guidance for vaccinated individuals to protect workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Unions representing registered nurses and others who work in long-term care are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider its May 13 guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing...
Nursing home owners, union reach deal and avert strike
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2021
The union representing Connecticut’s nursing home workers, SEIU 1199 of New England, and nursing home owners are expected to approve an 11th-hour agreement brokered by Gov. Ned Lamont brokered to avoid...