6,000 RNs statewide hold 1-day strike on Dec. 22!
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller’s Hospital RNs have been at odds with hospital management for months over assuring there is safe RN-to-patient staffing at all times. The RNs have been working without a contract since September 30. They held a candlelight vigil attended by more than 400 RNs last month to emphasize their concerns.
Nurses are taking a stand and will hold a one-day strike this Thursday, Dec. 22. The strike will affect 2,000 RNs in Long Beach, and 4,000 RNs who work at eight Bay Area hospitals that are part of the Sutter corporation.
“Nurses are tired of having to fight every day to protect their patients because of speed up and cost-cutting measures. Our serious safety concerns have not been answered at the bargaining table and we will not be able to reach an agreement until they are addressed. Patients are more important than the bottom line,” says Margie Keenan, RN, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
Cheers to the electricians of IBEW Local 11 who will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for the nurses in Long Beach! How can your union show solidarity? Walk the picket line. Come to the rally. Contact the nurses and find out how you can help.
WHEN: Thursday, December 22, 2011; Picketing from 7:00AM-11:00PM and Rally at 12:00PM
WHERE: LBMMC Entrance, 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA
For more information contact Gerry Daley, California Nurses Association Rep. at (818) 331-1261 or gdaley@calnurses•org.
