5,000 Nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford on "Last Resort" strike 4/25/2022

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

The Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) union contracts had expired March 31. Both hospitals were still open Monday with replacement nurses,  some elective surgeries had to be cancelled. Major issues:  burnout, understaffing and need for mental health resources post dealing with stress from Covid patients care past two years.

Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com

4/25/2022

Thousands of Stanford Nurses Stage ‘Last Resort’ Strike

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PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — Approximately 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford went on strike Monday morning, walking picket lines outside both hospitals.

The nurses say understaffing is leading to constant requests for overtime and insufficient support for their mental health....

California has approximately 40,000 vacant nursing positions, or a 14% gap, as many nurses are leaving the profession, according to preliminary data by the Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care at the University of California, San Francisco.

"Our working conditions are our patients' care conditions. The last two years have taken a real toll on all of us, and the hospitals aren't giving us what we need to support ourselves or our patients. Without solutions that allow nurses to rest, recover, and have sustainable careers, the hospitals risk losing professional, dedicated caregivers like me," said Eileen Pachkofsky, a pediatric oncology nurse at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital....

 

ABC Palo ALto online

Nurses set to strike at Stanford, Packard hospitals starting April 25

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...The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing issues in health care and burnout has been a major concern, the union said. Nurses have faced increased workloads from more seriously ill patients and persistent short-staffing. A memberwide survey by the independent union found that as many as 45% of CRONA nurses who participated said they are considering leaving the hospitals....

 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) union has  Tentative Agreement reached – Vote on Sunday, May 1!

Raises: 7% in 2022, then 5% yearly thru April 2024.  $1000 Mental Health benefit + staffing plan.... see tennative agreement for further contract info.

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