Healthcare Union in San Jose is Prepared to Strike

Members of the Service Employees International Union local 521 in San Jose, Calif., which include 911 dispatchers and employees at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, say a strike is “imminent.”

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According to SEIU, 911 dispatchers are being forced to work mandatory overtime due to a workforce shortage. Additionally, the union says job vacancies and healthcare personnel turnover “leave the county ill-prepared to meet the demands of healthcare reform.”

Union members voted to authorize a strike earlier this month, according to a San Jose Inside report. The union will hold a press conference Thursday, presumably to announce its strike plans.

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