OAKLAND – Mental health therapists and nurses at Kaiser Permanente in their fifth week of striking for improved working conditions have called on state regulators to prevent the healthcare provider from using temporary replacement workers which they claim could postpone patient care during the strike.
Over the last several weeks, the concept of "quiet quitting" has exploded like a supernova across the media universe.
The big bang began on TikTok, with a video uploaded by a 20-something engineer named Zaid Khan. With the sound of a piano playing a ragtime-style tune and summertime shots of New York City flashing across the screen, Khan narrates a 17-second video that has introduced millions of people to the idea.
The Beaumont Spectrum Health System confirmed Friday that it is laying off 400 employees, blaming the move mostly on inflation and the expiration of COVID-19 federal aid.
Almost 400 workers based in Washington state will be laid off as a result of the company's decision to shut down its Amazon Care primary healthcare services.
We've moved past the days seen in movies like The Devil Wears Prada, in which a tyrannical boss gives direction to younger employees who either follow or are fired.
Instead, bosses have realized that some of the best innovations come from the bottom-up, while younger generations seek a more inclusive, democratic workplace.