Healthcare Archives | Labor Relations News and Analysis

The AI Bargaining Wave Is Hitting Healthcare. Are You Ready?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 20, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Healthcare, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Union Organizing

Unions are targeting AI in healthcare with a familiar template. Contract language is already on the board. Here’s what employers need to know.

Friday Five: A Week Of UAW Drama, A Strike, And A Chatty AI

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 15, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Labor Relations Ink, News, NLRB, Shawn Fain, Trending, UAW, UFCW, Unions

Shawn Fain has at least four election challengers for his presidential gig. UFCW kicks off a strike at REI. And the NLRB isn’t done cleaning up the Cemex mess. Here’s what employers need to know.

Healthcare Organizing’s Small-Unit Trend Has Been Building. New Data Makes It Hard To Miss.

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 30, 2026 | Healthcare, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Trending, Union Organizing

In the healthcare industry, unions are shrinking unit sizes while petition size holds steady. Our data reveals a small-unit trend, and here’s the union strategy.