Scores of unionized registered nurses staged an informational picket in front of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland this week to demand that their employers address a nationwide staffing crisis.

Those at the Tuesday demonstration carried signs reading “Staff UP! For Safe Care, End Crisis Care Now” and “UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland Keep Care in Oakland.” They were among thousands of registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) picketing at 18 hospitals across seven states.

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Charles is a Knight Foundation intern at Bay City News and a Master of Journalist candidate at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He freelanced for Oakland Side and Oakland North on race, equity, and health outcomes in the Bay Area. Before his graduate studies, Charles worked as a Business reporter in Ghana, West Africa, covering financial markets and rising startups. At Bay City News, he is interested in reporting on public health and the intersections of race and equity in the Bay Area.