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Friday, May 31, 2024

And there is this...

The current student-worker strike at various UC campuses probably won't be the only labor-relations issue the Regents will be hearing about when their Health Services Committee meets at UCLA on June 12th. There is also this issue (from the Daily Bruin): 

Around 70 registered nurses and community members rallied near Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday morning to protest changes by hospital management to float pool nurse scheduling shifts. Float pool nurses work in multiple units within their specialties and address staffing shortfalls throughout hospitals. Instead of being allowed to schedule their own shifts within a four-week period, float nurses will now be required to work at least one shift per week, said Nicholas Cole, a UCLA registered nurse represented by the California Nurses Association, a union affiliated with National Nurses United.  

Nurses walked in a circle Wednesday morning holding signs that said, “UC, we are not disposable” and “UC, respect your nurses” while chanting, “UC, step off it, put patients over profit.” Several nurses also spoke at the rally, calling on the hospital to allow more schedule flexibility for float nurses. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson from UCLA Health said the organization remains confident in its staffing decisions. “UCLA Health strategically recruits, trains and flexibly deploys nurses consistent with our overriding priority of providing safe, high-quality patient care,” a spokesperson said in the statement. “We value the commitment, compassion and skill of our nurses and are confident in the details of our staffing program.” ...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/29/nurses-protest-ronald-reagan-ucla-medical-centers-proposed-schedule-changes.

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