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These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.

Noam N. Levey

September 19, 2024 |

KFF Health News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The PhiferCares Clinic and pharmacy offers its employees and their families free healthcare and prescriptions. Phifer, a global manufacturing company, opened the clinic five years ago as a way to prevent medical bills from driving coworkers into debt and keeping them from retirement. This no-cost access to healthcare has helped 90% of Phifer employees hit their retirement goals, up from about 75% five years ago.

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'We could start to move the needle': Iowa offers model for fixing Mass. child-care crisis

Samantha J. Gross

October 15, 2023 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

After the COVID-19 pandemic weakened an already fragile child-care industry, Iowa created an incentive program offering grants to help businesses build their own child-care centers or purchase slots in existing facilities. So far, the state has awarded more than $75 million, which has helped create nearly 11,000 new child-care slots.

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5 Lessons from UPS Workers' Successful Bargaining

Sonali Kolhatkar

August 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In what is being called the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the company’s history, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters came to an agreement with UPS over contract negotiations. This agreement is serving as evidence of the efficacy of unions and how they can work to achieve better working conditions, benefits and increased wages.

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How one CT business began providing free housing to workers

Erica E. Phillips

August 02, 2023 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Due to a state-wide housing shortage, the Friends Center for Children in New Haven, Connecticut, purchased and refurbished housing units for its teachers and their families to live in for free. This bonus to teachers' salaries helps attract and retain employees, a difficult task in the industry.

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Why Michigan is repaying student loans for some mental health workers

Julie Riddle

July 17, 2023 |

MLive.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

MI Kids Now is a student loan reimbursement program that aims to entice more people to stay in the mental health care field, particularly in underserved areas, by helping to pay down providers’ student loan debt. In 2022, the state paid $4.4 million to 315 mental health providers who carried an average of $314,000 in student loan debt per person.

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Filling the mind-body gap: Fast-growing profession bridges mental, physical health needs

Julie Riddle

July 17, 2023 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is a role that combines the medical expertise of a nurse with mental health training. PMHNPs undergo special certification to combine the two fields and help ease the strain on the mental health workforce, which has been significantly depleted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that PMHNPs will be the fastest-growing profession over the next decade and several universities are obtaining grants to boost their PMHNP programs, providing stipends for those who want to earn the certification.

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Temple University's successful grad student strike offers lessons for academic labor organizers

Vince Quiles

May 02, 2023 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A 42-day strike coordinated by the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association resulted in a new contract that raised wages and eliminated the previous wage system among other improvements to the student workers’ benefits.

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Wyoming teachers are leaving. The reasons why may be about more than money.

Aedan Hannon

March 28, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

Teachers are leaving the profession at high rates in the United States, citing a lack of support, stress, and low pay. Therefore, increasing support from administrators and focusing on teachers’ overall well-being might increase their likelihood of continuing to teach.

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Making teachers feel valued might be the solution to keeping them

Aedan Hannon

March 12, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

In Monte Vista, Colorado, an elementary and a high school are improving teacher retention by building an environment that makes them feel heard, appreciated, and supported. The administrators take time to build relationships with teachers and students, check in with teachers on a regular basis, allow teachers to have a say in decision-making, and create teacher revitalization rooms.

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These perks and benefits are critical to keeping paid caregivers healthy

Zinta Aistars

February 22, 2023 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Plainwell, Michigan

To prevent burnout and increase employee retention, Ascension Hospitals offers its employees resources like online and in-person therapy, crisis hotlines, incentive pay for holidays and extra hours, mental health check-ins and even tuition reimbursement. These measures help employees feel appreciated and when employees feel taken care of they’re less likely to quit their jobs or leave the caregiving profession altogether.

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