Santa Clara County nurses authorize strike, citing low wages and burnout

Santa Clara County nurses authorize strike, citing low wages and burnout

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/23/santa-clara-county-nurses-authorize-strike-citing-low-wages-and-burnout/

Nurses for Santa Clara County have authorized their union leadership to call a future strike, citing low wages that fail to compete with those paid at nearby regional hospitals.

The Registered Nurses Professional Association represents 3,000 nurses at county clinics, jail facilities, Valley Medical Center, Saint Louise Hospital and O’Connor Hospital. About 65 percent of the union’s members cast a vote, and of those, 94 percent favored authorizing a strike.