Nurses at West Hills Hospital to Start Walkout Today

Published on November 22, 2023

WEST HILLS, Calif.—Unionized nurses at West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles are set to walk off the job Nov. 22 to show their discontent with working conditions after six months of negotiations with the facility’s corporate ownership. According to Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 121 registered nurses (RN), the strike began at 7 a.m. Nov. 22 and will continue until Nov. 27 at 7 a.m. The West Hills hospital workers’ stoppage will coincide with similar ones at Riverside Community Hospital and Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Palms—all of them owned by Nashville-based Healthcare Corporation of America. For Nov. 22, first day of picketing at West Hills, an array of elected officials is expected, including state Sen. Caroline Menjivar and Assembly members Chris Holden, Luz Rivas, Pilar Schiavo, and Adrin Nazarian, according to SEIU spokesman Hal Weiss....

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