Dozens of nurses filled the street in front of O’Connor Hospital in San Jose for a three-day walkout over higher wages and working conditions.
The Registered Nurses Professional Association (RNPA) went on strike Tuesday and will stay out until Thursday at Santa Clara County’s three public hospitals — Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (VMC), O’Connor and St. Louise — after the union and county hit an impasse over wage increases and relocating nurses for temporary assignments to adjust for patient volume. A tentative agreement has been reached on other key terms including workplace safety, the county said in a news release.
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