Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes By Lynn Arditi Aug. 20, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/workplace-violence-healthcare-nurses-hospitals-strikes/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9RSDd_hXWXVGgaodTPWzoSaXpDmH3s6UYBlSi_rI3lcMhfWz9QxZ9dpJaszhXXlHSn5Pwg38GoSE2Yh2Zpg5vhfheXvw&_hsmi=434352951&utm_content=434352951&utm_source=hs_email Healthcare workers at a Michigan hospital have been on strike since last September. Violence on the job is one reason behind it, with federal data showing hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the job due to violent acts as members of the general working population.