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Bernie sent letter of support to striking Kaiser nurses in Los Angeles
http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/entry/sen-sanders-voices-support-for-striking-nurses-critical-california-figh
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On the eve of a one-week strike by 1,200 Los Angeles registered nurses, Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday sent a letter to the chief executive of a major Los Angeles hospital backing the nurses and calling on hospital management to “negotiate in good faith and agree to a fair contract.”
The RNs, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United will begin a seven-day strike Tuesday, March 15 at Los Angeles Medical Center, a major Los Angeles hospital that is the Southern California flagship of one of the biggest and wealthiest healthcare systems in the U.S., Kaiser Permanente.
Nurses are striking to press their concerns over inadequate staffing that they say puts patients at risk, as well as the need for economic improvements to assure the hospital can retain experienced RNs and recruit new nurses.
In a letter to LAMC Executive Director William Grice, Sanders urged him “to bargain in good faith with the Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center nurses for a fair contract that values their role in providing high quality health care” and agree to a fair contract “as soon as possible......
On the eve of a one-week strike by 1,200 Los Angeles registered nurses, Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday sent a letter to the chief executive of a major Los Angeles hospital backing the nurses and calling on hospital management to “negotiate in good faith and agree to a fair contract.”
The RNs, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United will begin a seven-day strike Tuesday, March 15 at Los Angeles Medical Center, a major Los Angeles hospital that is the Southern California flagship of one of the biggest and wealthiest healthcare systems in the U.S., Kaiser Permanente.
Nurses are striking to press their concerns over inadequate staffing that they say puts patients at risk, as well as the need for economic improvements to assure the hospital can retain experienced RNs and recruit new nurses.
In a letter to LAMC Executive Director William Grice, Sanders urged him “to bargain in good faith with the Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center nurses for a fair contract that values their role in providing high quality health care” and agree to a fair contract “as soon as possible......
saw a pdf of his actual letter but can't find it now, maybe someone can post it?
