Healthcare DIVE January 17, 2023
At least 30,000 healthcare workers went on strike last year, and nearly twice as many others threatened to do so.
Healthcare workers have been active on the labor front as employment contracts come up for renegotiation and workers get a chance to bargain for better working conditions following a historic public health crisis.
Contentious negotiations between hospitals and unions have also led to major strikes, including a three-day walkout among 7,000 nurses at two New York hospitals at the start of this year.
Last year, tens of thousands of healthcare workers waged strikes. Nearly twice as many others threatened to do so, but reached deals before walking off the job, including physician residents and interns who have been increasingly organizing...
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