The union is bargaining for improved staffing, pay and benefits, according to the report.
If a contract is not signed, more than 2,700 employees at West Hills alone — including vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants and radiology technicians — are expected to go on strike. Registered nurses at West Hills are not represented by SEIU, according to the report.
Read the Agoura Hills Patch report on hospital strikes.
Read more coverage on hospital strikes:
– HCA Hospitals in Florida Now Have Unionized Nurses
– Nurses at D.C.’s Washington Hospital Center Cancel Strike
– Hospital Workers Threaten, Implement Strikes Over Contract Negotiations