The officials claim if the county has to bring on temporary nurses, it could mean millions of taxpayer dollars spent, according to the report. The county requested a temporary restraining order, and a hearing was set to take place this week, the report reads.
According to the report, San Bernardino County officials allege the California Nurses Association/United Nurses United, which has 1,100 members, did not agree to the same terms that other county employees accepted.
“A strike is a last resort for an RN,” Chuck Idelson, a spokesman for the CNA/NNU, told the The Sun. “They would prefer to be at the bedside, taking care of patients.”
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