Adventist Health Central Coast nurses to hold informational pickets for patient care and nurse retention
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Adventist Health Central Coast nurses to hold informational pickets for patient care and nurse retention
Adventist Health Central Coast nurses have been in negotiations since March for a new contract. Nurses are demanding a strong contract that retains nurses on staff at their hospitals in order to ensure safe staffing and provide high-quality patient care. Adventist Health Twin Cities and Sierra Vista nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) Nurses say they won’t tolerate threats to RN’s health care coverage. The pickets will take place on Tuesday, June 24, from 9:30-10:30 a.m and 12-1:30 p.m.
Nurses at two Adventist Health Central Coast hospitals will hold informational pickets tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, to protest Adventist’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care. Nurses at Adventist Health Twin Cities and Adventist Health Sierra Vista are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) and say they won’t tolerate threats to RN’s health care coverage.
Adventist Health Central Coast nurses have been in negotiations since March for a new contract. Nurses are demanding a strong contract that retains nurses on staff at their hospitals in order to ensure safe staffing and provide high-quality patient care.
Twin Cities Informational Picket
When: TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 24, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Where: 1100 Las Tablas Rd., Templeton, Calif.; on the sidewalk in front of ED
Sierra Vista Informational Picket
When: TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 24, 12-1:30 p.m.
Where: 1010 Murray Ave., San Luis Obispo, Calif.; at the intersection of Murray Ave. and Santa Rosa St.
“At the bargaining table, Adventist Health has yet to meaningfully address critical concerns raised by nurses, including staffing, work-life balance, and retention — issues that directly impact both nurse well-being and patient care,” said Amber Wiehl, RN, chief nurse representative for Adventist Health Sierra Vista, and CNA Board member. “This falls short of the organization’s own mission to promote ‘health, wholeness, and hope.’ Nurses are calling on Adventist Health to offer a fair contract that ensures we can deliver safe, quality care without compromising our own health and safety.”
“I was excited to have Adventist Health come to our community, and the initial positivity in the workplace felt like a good culture change,” said Heather Baker, RN and chief nurse representative at Adventist Health Twin Cities. “However, despite their bargaining team’s claims of wanting to collectively solve challenges, Adventist Health’s proposals do not illustrate a commitment to solving vital issues that impact both nurses and patient care.”
Nurses notified their employer on June 13 that they would hold informational pickets.
California Nurses Association represents nearly 550 nurses at Adventist Health Central Coast’s two hospitals, including nearly 250 at Twin Cities and more than 300 at Sierra Vista.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.