LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Thousands of Keck Medicine of USC nurses announced Wednesday they will walk off the job and onto the picket lines on Thursday.
The 18,000 registered nurses from facilities across Los Angeles County that are expected to participate include: Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles), USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (Los Angeles), USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (Glendale).
“We are the frontline nurses of Keck Medicine of USC, caring for patients from across Los Angeles and beyond — your friends, your family, your neighbors, your loved ones, ” said Jeong-A Cha, a Keck USC Registered Nurse.
Every day and every night, we give our hearts, our skill, and our strength to heal our community, Cha added. But Wednesday, we are being asked to jeopardize the very lives we swore to protect. Keck USC nurses are working under unsafe staffing conditions that violate the most basic standards of patient care.
The nurses are members of the National Nurses United (NNU) union, which said the collective bargaining is ongoing, but has not yielded results or adequate progress.
The one day strike could be a precursor to a longer strike which requires the union give Keck/USC 10 days notice, said Cha.
City News Service requested a comment from Keck/USC and asked if the strike would affect patient care and operations at their facilities, but have not yet received a response.
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