Health & Fitness

Planned Nurses Strike Called Off At St. Rose Hospital

The two-day strike was supposed to start Tuesday.

HAYWARD, CA — A two-day registered nurse strike that was set to begin Tuesday at a hospital in Hayward was averted Monday following a tentative agreement.

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United said registered nurses at St. Rose Hospital had reached a tentative agreement Monday with management.

The union represents 200 nurses at St Rose Hospital.

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The nurses are set to vote this week to ratify a new agreement.

Previously, a press release from the union alleged that management from the hospital had refused to address the nurses demands for fair contracts.

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A spokesperson for St. Rose Hospital said that the hospital had been bargaining in "good faith" for over 22 months and had been "ready, willing and able" to bargain with CNA the whole time.


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