The strike is “an opportunity to draw attention to the fact that nursing is a highly respected profession that requires a lot of skill and knowledge.” – Joanne Spetz, UCSF economi…
Stanford nurse Mark O’Neill could have quit his job caring for desperately ill COVID and cardiac patients, joining the exodus of other healthcare workers seeking a reprieve from the stress of the past two years.
In preparation for Monday’s walkout, “strike nurses” from around the nation are being flown into the Bay Area and delivered by bus to Stanford’s top-ranked hospitals. Strike nurses are typically the highest compensated nurses in the industry, with agencies like HSG and U.S. Nursing paying $12,000 to $13,000 a week to the Stanford replacements.
“They’re getting housed, they’re getting transported to the hospital, they’re getting fed, they have extra lab people and clerks — all the things that we want,” said Carol Hawthorne-Johnson, a registered nurse who has worked in Eden’s intensive care unit in Castro Valley for 30 years. “They’re also getting different salaries and that’s what’s encouraging nurses to come out here.”
For one, contracts have expired, so it’s time to re-negotiate. Nurses have seen profits rise at Stanford and other large health systems, even as COVID cases soared. According to the university’s 2021 OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 13: Registered nurse Marilyn Mirafelix, center, takes part in a rally outside the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.
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