#staffing shortages

#staffing shortages

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize a strike for 20,000 nurses in NYC a move made just two weeks before their contract expires. The nurses, all from private hospitals throughout the five boroughs, cited staffing issues, safety concerns, fair wages and other reasons for considering a strike. The union's vote on Dec. 22 now gives its bargaining committees the authority to call a strike if a contract that protects safe patient care is not settled by the end of the year.

LAFAYETTE The campus at Las Trampas bustled as it usually does on the typical weekday, with dozens of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals engaging with programs designed to stimulate and assist their independent living. This day, though, was busier than most. State Sen. Tim Grayson (D-CA9) would be visiting them, touring the grounds and meeting with some of the members, who Las Trampas empowers to advocate for themselves.

I'm trying to get more air traffic controllers into the into the towers and be certified. But I'm about 1,000 to 2,000 controllers short, Duffy said. And so, I paid experience controllers to stay on the job and not retire. I used to have about four controllers retire a day before the shutdown. I'm now up to 15 to 20 a day are retiring.

A staffing shortage at Los Angeles International Airport prompted a temporary ground stop affecting flights Sunday morning. The restriction began around 8:45 a.m. affecting departing flights for Oakland and was lifted at 10:30 a.m. with a possibility of being extended until 2 p.m., according to an FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center advisory. Even after the resumption of flights, travelers were instructed to check the status of their flights.

They're sitting on a lot of money. And that money seems to be not meant for their staff that are currently out here today,

Coroner Mary Hassell wrote in a Prevention of Future Death Report: It is well recognised that the admission of an elderly person to hospital can be risky and should only be undertaken if really necessary. These days, a long wait on a hospital trolley is predictable. Even without that, the elderly are known often to decondition quickly. The coroner added that district nurses had not dressed Mrs Fitzpatrick's wound frequently enough and sometime they had not gone to see her or change her sacral dressing.

As of June, NWS said the aviation meteorologist workforce is down to 69 employees, partly as a result of the federal hiring freeze and separation incentive programs like deferred resignation. FAA and NWS in February agreed to a cap of 81 full-time equivalents for such positions. (In 2024, prior to the agreement, the report said that the FAA was pushing to lower that number to 71.)

In a recent ranking of parks in the nation's 100 most populous cities, Los Angeles surrendered its spot at No. 88. And dropped to No. 90. That's ridiculous in a city known for its year-round get-outdoors climate. "It's not a good look," a city repairman told me while fixing a sprinkler at Griffith Park Recreation Center, where the historic swimming pool is an empty tank, out of service since 2020.

"AI is the number one thing that is going to help people mitigate the staffing shortages," said Gregory Barbaccia, the chief information officer for the U.S. government, highlighting the administration's reliance on technology to counteract employee loss.

Jeanine Pirro reported a staffing crisis in the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, down 90 prosecutors and 60 investigators, appealing for new hires directly.

The social care sector faces 130,000 vacancies, requiring 540,000 new care workers by 2040 due to an ageing population and chronic undervaluation of workers.

The National Weather Service (NWS) experienced severe staffing shortages due to federal workforce reductions, impeding their ability to manage critical weather forecasts during catastrophic flooding.