Wednesday December 17, 2025
Healthcare Labor Activity Update for Winter 2026
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)
In this 60-minute webinar, Chris Cimino will provide an update on key developments in 2025 involving healthcare union organizing and forecast what healthcare leaders may face in 2026. During the presentation, Chris will discuss the 2026 ASHHRA Healthcare Labor Activity Report and related materials.*
Objectives
- Understand the impact of the newly reconstituted National Labor Relations Board and explore what HR leaders can expect as well as how changes may influence labor policy.
- Examine workforce challenges and union tactics by analyzing how staffing and workload issues increase vulnerability to union organizing and reviewing the latest strategies unions use to target healthcare employees.
- Learn effective engagement strategies that focus on boosting employee engagement and leveraging these tactics to reduce susceptibility to union organizing.
*The ASHHRA Healthcare Labor Activity report is a streamlined tool to support informed decision-making and action planning. As in past years, this year’s webinar also provides ASHHRA members with a PowerPoint you can use to share essential elements of the report with board members and members of your leadership team.
Price
ASHHRA Member: FREE
ASHHRA Non-member: $25.00
Credit(s)
1 (CHHR, ACHE Fellowship*, HRCI, SHRM) for live webinar attendees.
*By attending the Healthcare Labor Activity Update for Winter 2026 live webinar offered by ASHHRA participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Presenters
Christopher Cimino
CEO and President
Chessboard Consulting
Chris Cimino is President and CEO of Chessboard Consulting, Inc. In his position at Chessboard Consulting, Chris has assisted hundreds of hospitals and health systems in the development and implementation of strategic plans to build and maintain a high level of employee engagement.
Over his 30 years as a labor and employee relations consultant, Chris has also accumulated a wealth of experience dealing with many of the latest tactics currently employed by unions in the Midwest and around the U.S.