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Two-Day Nurses Strike Begins Today
Date:10/10/2007

hospitals and reduce services simply so it may increase its bottom line," Pulaski said. "The labor movement of California supports the California Nurses Association and the Sutter RNs in their fight for patient safety, a fair contract, and quality patient care for our communities."

Sutter hospitals affected by the strike are Alta Bates Summit Medical Center with hospitals in Berkeley and Oakland, Mills-Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame and San Mateo, California Pacific Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco, Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, San Leandro Hospital, Sutter Delta in Antioch, Sutter Solano in Vallejo, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Sutter Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, and Sutter Novato.

RNs at two Fremont-Rideout Health Group hospitals, Fremont Medical Center in Yuba City and Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville are also on strike.

The strike will run until 7 a.m. on Friday, October 12. At some of the hospitals, management has threatened to prolong the dispute with a lockout of nurses for up to an additional three days after the strike ends.

Picketing begins at all 15 hospitals at 7 a.m.

Rallies will be held today from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the following sites:

* Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley campus - 2450 Ashby Ave.,

Berkeley

* Eden Medical Center - 20103 Lake Chabot Rd., Castro Valley

* Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Peninsula campus - 1501 Trousdale Dr.,

Burlingame

* Rideout Memorial Hospital - 726 4th St., Marysville

* St. Luke's Hospital - 3555 Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco

* Sutter Delta Medical Center - 3901 Lone Tree Way, Antioch

* Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, main campus - 3325 Chanate Rd.,

Santa Rosa


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