About 13,000 UC members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are set to strike May 21 to 22. Striking workers include respiratory therapists, nursing aides, security guards and hospitality workers, among others.
The hospital’s emergency care will remain open, but several elective surgeries will be delayed until after the strike, according to the report. A union spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that in the case of medical emergencies, workers would treat patients and then return to the strike.
UC is “seeking an injunction” to stop the strike, but according to the report, both sides see a walkout as “likely.”
More Articles on Hospital Strikes:
UMass Memorial Medical Center Nurses Schedule Strike
Nurses in East Bay Sutter Health Hospitals to Strike
