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Pennsylvania nurses plan to go on strike as coronavirus surges
Nurses at Einstein Medical Center and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children have not reached an agreement on contracts with their parent health groups, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) confirmed to The Hill on Friday.
The nurses at the hospitals, which include approximately 1,000 nurses at Einstein Medical Center and 500 health care workers at St. Christopher's Hospital, have voted to authorize a strike over the contracts, although they have not yet issued a strike notice.
The health care workers are seeking to strike because they have been "pushed to the brink by unsafe staffing that undermines patient safety," according to a statement from PASNAP. The statement also said they would strike "to protect their patients and themselves."
Maria Plano, a registered nurse at St. Christopher's and the vice president of the hospital's Nurses United union, told CNN that Tower Health, which owns the hospital alongside Drexel University College of Medicine, has reduced the staff that need to be available for patients who are children, as well as other closures.
The nurses at the hospitals, which include approximately 1,000 nurses at Einstein Medical Center and 500 health care workers at St. Christopher's Hospital, have voted to authorize a strike over the contracts, although they have not yet issued a strike notice.
The health care workers are seeking to strike because they have been "pushed to the brink by unsafe staffing that undermines patient safety," according to a statement from PASNAP. The statement also said they would strike "to protect their patients and themselves."
Maria Plano, a registered nurse at St. Christopher's and the vice president of the hospital's Nurses United union, told CNN that Tower Health, which owns the hospital alongside Drexel University College of Medicine, has reduced the staff that need to be available for patients who are children, as well as other closures.
Read the rest at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-nurses-plan-to-go-on-strike-as-coronavirus-surges/ar-BB1aZ3xK