"Santa Clara County Nurses Stage Massive 3-Day Strike"
TL;DR
Thousands of nurses from Santa Clara County's public hospitals, including Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, O'Connor, and St. Louise, are on a three-day strike over wage increases and concerns about relocating nurses for temporary assignments. The union and county have reached a tentative agreement on workplace safety but remain at an impasse over pay raises and the "floating" policy. The county has brought in about 1,000 travel nurses to cover for the striking nurses, costing over $20 million, while facing a $250 million shortfall going into the next fiscal year.
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