October 14th, 2011
L.A. Times: Hospital workers on 24-hour strike at USC’s Keck Medical Center
Several hundred hospital workers began a 24-hour strike Wednesday outside Keck Medical Center of USC. X-ray technicians, certified nursing assistants and housekeeping staff are picketing over working conditions, particularly the ability of workers to have a say in how the hospital is staffed, said John Borsos, vice president of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, […]
October 14th, 2011
USC’s Keck Hospital caregivers on 24-hour strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of caregivers at the University of Southern California’s Keck Hospital are striking for 24 hours to protest contract negotiations and what they call a lack of input over staffing and delivery of patient care. Chief Human Resources Officer Matt McElrath says the hospital is open and fully operational and surgeries […]
October 14th, 2011
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and the National Union of Healthcare Workers Agree to Assemblymember Luis Alejo and State Mediator’s Request for 30-Day Cooling Off Period
NUHW strike scheduled for October 18th withdrawn Salinas, California – SVMH and NUHW today (October 13, 2011) agreed to a request from the offices of Assemblymember Luis Alejo and the state mediator for a 30-day cooling off period in an effort to put in place a process to reach a contract. The parties also agreed […]
October 12th, 2011
NUHW on strike at USC
Coverage from KABC, Los Angeles Times, Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) and Huffington Post. Coverage from LADailyBreeze and Southwest Riverside News Network.