Contra Costa County Nurses Strike Over Salaries
On Tuesday, nearly 1,000 Contra Costa nurses began a two-day strike over salaries. During the strike the county hospital and 11 medical clinics will operate at full capacity using replacement workers, according to administrators. However, the strike did cause several elective surgeries to be canceled.
- "Contra Costa Nurses Begin Two-Day Strike" (Artz, San Jose Mercury News, 10/6).