The union is adamantly opposed to the county’s practice of outsourcing nursing jobs.
Nearly 7,000 Los Angeles County nurses reached a tentative labor agreement Thursday with the county, narrowly averting a three-day, unfair labor practice strike set to begin June 1., forged an 11th-hour deal that calls for stronger job protections and less outsourcing of jobs at county hospitals and healthcare facilities, while also locking in competitive wages to retain nurses.
In a statement issued Thursday, the county Department of Public Health said it’s “pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached with SEIU Local 721 that honors the contributions of healthcare workers and ensures continued quality patient care and essential pandemic response operations.” The other county employees range from medical staff and social service employees to custodians and others employed through the county’s Parks & Recreation Department, the county library system and those working as non-sworn Sheriff’s Department employees.