More than 3,000 Santa Clara County nurses are at an an impasse with county officials and are headed to the picket lines over pay increases and workplace conditions.
The Registered Nurses Professional Association plans to strike from April 2-4, with members saying they’re struggling to live in the county, facing violence from patients and opposed to the county’s proposal to float nurses between hospitals. Nurses say the hospital system is too disjointed for that — contradicting county leaders’ recent claims that the system has been thriving since the 2019 purchase of St. Louise and O’Connor hospitals. County leaders said they’re facing a $250 million budget deficit and their nurses are among the highest paid in the Bay Area.
Continue reading for free
Sign in to read this story and receive the weekly roundup in your inbox.
Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in.
Please visit My Account to manage your account.