In votes taken last week, 100% of the nurses at both facilities voted to authorize a walkout.
The 480 SEIU 121RN-represented employees said they’ve raised their concerns with management and held informational pickets, to no avail. Both hospitals are owned by parent company, which operates nine California healthcare facilities, including seven in Southern California.
Samantha Alegria, an emergency room nurse and member of the bargaining team at Greater El Monte, said co-workers are being driven away from the hospital out of fear for their physical safety. The medical center currently employs about 120 nurses.“We’ve had machetes brought in, razor blades, baseball bats,” she said. “We’ve had patients punch our nurses and throw objects at us. We’re here to save people, not put our own lives at risk, and management needs to start taking our safety seriously.
“Seriously addressing issues like physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, critical staffing levels and future public health emergencies will benefit the entire hospital community,” Mendez said in a statement.
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