San Diego Sharp Nurses To Strike Over Low Pay
The nurses say it has been contributing to excessive turnover. "Sharp's on track to lose 700 nurses in 2016, up from 605 last year and 514 the year before that. How can they keep denying it?" says Christina Magnusen, president of the Sharp Professional Nurses Network.
KPBS Public Media:
Sharp HealthCare Nurses Announce 3-Day Strike
Nurses at Sharp HealthCare facilities in San Diego County announced on Thursday that they plan to go on a three-day strike Nov. 28, after their union delivered a required 10-day notice to the hospital chain's management. The announcement comes one week after 98 percent of around 2,200 Sharp nurses in the region who cast ballots voted to reject the company's final contract offer. The nurses said they intend to return to work on Dec. 1. (11/17)
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Orange County Register:
Union Rallies At UCI Medical Center Over Layoffs Of Health Care Workers
Union members on Thursday vowed to continue their protests at UC Irvine Medical Center until workers who lost their jobs are reinstated...The rally in front of the Orange hospital was the second organized by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299, since last month. In October, UCI announced that the layoffs, an effort to create long-term financial stability, included 68 of the union’s members. (Perkes, 11/17)