HealthStreams

7.8.26 email blast draft 5621 HealthStreams draft 1

We are aware that Inspira continues to issue suspensions to members who missed the December 1, 2025 deadline for HealthStreams completion. This was an earlier deadline than previous years.

Back in December, Inspira initially chose to issue written discipline to everyone who was late in completing their HealthStreams. Because these writeups were not meted out progressively in line with Article 36 of our contract, the union had no choice but to file a grievance requesting that the disciplines be downgraded to verbal or wiped from members’ files.

Inspira’s response to our grievance was to apply the “safe harbor” provision in Article 29.3, which means they went back and removed the writeups– but decided to replace them with suspensions for everyone who was late. A suspension under Article 29.3 has even more severe impact than a writeup: once a suspension has been issued under Article 29.3, another late HealthStream (or ACLS, BLS, etc.) within the next three years carries the explicit threat of termination.

In January, the union filed a class action grievance on this issue. That grievance continues to advance; we will continue to issue updates as it progresses. We will take this case as far as it needs to go in the name of protecting our members!

In solidarity,

Your Local 5621 Executive Board