A wave of labor disputes is hitting Silicon Valley’s overburdened hospitals as health care workers reach their breaking point with pay and working conditions. Resident physicians working in county hospitals are protesting for higher wages in front of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (VMC) Wednesday at noon amid ongoing contract negotiations. Union officials said the county has offered a 4% compounded raise over three years, with the first year seeing a 1% increase. The protest comes just weeks after county hospital nurses at VMC, O’Connor and St. Louise went on strike over salaries, while 120 resident physicians working in Silicon…
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