Prime Healthcare Workers Begin Week-Long Strike in Southern California

Published on December 21, 2023

LOS ANGELES—Around 1,800 frontline healthcare workers at four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern California launched a week-long strike Dec. 20, set to extend through the Christmas holiday. The striking workers are at Prime St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood; Prime Centinela Medical Center, Inglewood; Prime Encino Medical Center, Encino; and Prime Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, Garden Grove. Although picket lines will run daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Friday, the strike is set to extend through the holiday, with workers planning to return to work Dec. 27, according to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The union states that its fight aims to address understaffing, turnover, and patient care concerns....

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