The Staff Nurses Association (SNA) has announced that it will hold a two-day strike at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. The strike is set to begin on Tuesday, October 27.
The strike comes after several months of negotiations between Santa Rosa Memorial’s bargaining team and the SNA. A strike notice at this point in the bargaining process is unfortunate and unusual, especially since discussion about wages is in the very early stages. We are disappointed that the union has chosen to strike, instead of continuing to engage with us at the bargaining table.
The hospital is well-prepared for the strike and assures patients and our community that the planned work stoppage will have no impact on the safe, high-quality care they have come to expect from Santa Rosa Memorial. The hospital will maintain daily operations and has contracted well-qualified nurses to temporarily replace represented nurses who choose to strike.
At Santa Rosa Memorial, we firmly believe that strikes don’t settle contracts; they delay them and keep caregivers from getting the pay and benefits enhancements they deserve. The hospital bargaining team looks forward to returning to the bargaining table after the strike ends.
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