Hundreds of San Diego health care workers took to the picket lines to push for better pay and staffing.
There are 4,800 service and maintenance, patient care, clerical, and technical workers, including LVNs, respiratory therapists, certified nursing assistants, x-ray techs, admitting clerks, schedulers, EVS, food and nutrition, and others in San Diego who are represented by Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 30 .Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
Other struggles Ramey described were employee retention and pay. The union is asking for a $25 minimum wage.Ramey also said these issues trickle down to the patients. They are not getting appointments when they need them. Frank Hurtarte, senior vice president of human resources with Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii, responded to the picketing:
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