Nurses in Massachusetts ratified a contract that meets many of the demands that prompted their nine-month strike — the longest industrial action of 2021 — including wage increases and a cap on the number of patients assigned to each caretaker.

Company: Tenet Healthcare’s St. Vincent Hospital
Union: Massachusetts Nurses Association
Duration: 9 months
Workers: 700

Teachers in Chicago were locked out of instruction platforms after voting to teach remotely, a push to pressure Mayor Lori Lightfoot to meet demands for a safe return from winter break. Teachers returned to in-person work a week later, after reaching a compromise with Chicago Public Schools that included the expansion of student COVID-19 testing and additional PPE provision for instructors.