University of California Nurses Plan to Strike Thursday, Will Join Minnesota Nurses in Largest Nursing Strike on Record
June 08, 2010
Nurses at five University of California hospitals plan to strike this Thursday, joining 12,000 Minnesota nurses from the same union in what would be the largest nursing strike in history, according to a report by the San Francisco Gate.
Approximately 12,000 UC nurses are expected to strike after contract negotiations failed to include a 4 percent raise or increased nurse-to-patient rations for certain critically ill patients, according to the report.
The California Public Employment Relations Board, which oversees collective bargaining agreements for state employees, plans to seek a temporary restraining order today to halt the strike.
Read the San Francisco Gate's report on the University of California nurses' strike.
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