The strike is scheduled to start April 2 at 4:59 a.m. and will last until 6:59 a.m. on April 5.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Registered Nurse Maybelline Que on Feb. 9, 2024, at the Registered Nurses Professional Association’s San Jose office. Nurses working at Santa Clara County hospitals have faced an uptick in violence from patients in recent years. In 2021, Que was punched in the face by a patient for not being able to eat before surgery per doctor’s order.
The county said it plans to continue operating the hospitals as normal but may need to reschedule some appointments and surgeries if they can safely do so. Patients affected by the strike will be contacted directly by the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system. In a news release announcing the strike, the union said the county’s wages haven’t kept pace with compensation at other local hospitals, both public and private. As a result, the nurse’s association said it’s been difficult to hire and retain nurses and that many have had trouble affording to live in the communities they serve.
Several county nurses told The Mercury News there has been an uptick in workplace violence in recent years, and the county hasn’t offered adequate protections.
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