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Strike averted at 3 HCA hospitals after union reaches contract settlement

At least 3,000 workers voted May 12 to launch a five-day strike beginning May 22.

Richard Cruz, with megaphone with more than 100 fellow HCA Riverside Community Hospital healthcare workers protest short-staffing and are concerned company profit focus is imperiling worker and patient safety at the hospital on Magnolia Avenue in Riverside on Friday, March 31, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Richard Cruz, with megaphone with more than 100 fellow HCA Riverside Community Hospital healthcare workers protest short-staffing and are concerned company profit focus is imperiling worker and patient safety at the hospital on Magnolia Avenue in Riverside on Friday, March 31, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
By | sgowen@scng.com | Orange County Register
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A pending strike at HCA hospitals in Southern and Northern California has been averted as healthcare workers and management reached a contract settlement Thursday, May 18.

At least 3,000 workers voted May 12 to launch a five-day strike beginning May 22 at Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, West Hills Hospital, Riverside Community Hospital and two hospitals in San Jose.

The employees represented by SEIU-UHW include emergency room technicians, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, lab techs, dieticians, pharmacy techs and cooks.

The contract settlement includes 15% raises over three years and preserves healthcare and education benefits for workers.

A vote to ratify the contract is slated for late May.

 

 

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Samantha Gowen | Business Editor

Samantha Gowen is the business editor for the Southern California News Group. Gowen joined The Orange County Register in October 2000, arriving from South Florida just days before the presidential election imploded. (Remember hanging chads?) She held a variety of roles -- copy editor, pets editor, trending and car culture reporter and page designer -- before joining the Business team as deputy editor in 2014. Her team specializes in real estate, the economy, and jobs coverage.

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