Judge Rules Walkout OK For Some UC Medical Center Workers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled that some workers at the five largest University of California medical centers can go on strike for two days starting Tuesday.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David Brown denied the system's request Monday for a complete injunction against a strike by the union which represents 13,000 nursing assistants, scanning technicians, operating room assistants, pharmacists and other health care workers.
UC spokeswoman Dianne Klein says Brown partially granted the system's request for an injunction, ensuring 453 workers remain on the job so public safety isn't compromised.
The hospitals are in San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, where UC Davis Medical Center is located.
The two sides are fighting over pensions and staffing levels. The union says staffing has been reduced to dangerous levels.
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