{"id":49915,"date":"2024-04-12T12:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/santa-clara-county-nurses-threaten-a-second-walkout\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:12:05","slug":"santa-clara-county-nurses-threaten-a-second-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/santa-clara-county-nurses-threaten-a-second-walkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Clara County nurses threaten a second walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thousands of nurses across Santa Clara County\u2019s strained and overburdened public hospital system may go on strike again \u2014 just weeks after taking to the picket line. Contract negotiations between county management and leaders with the Registered Nurses Professional Association have stalled, with a Thursday bargaining session lasting just 17 minutes. A looming $250 million budget deficit is driving a wedge between both sides on pay raises. The county is proposing 10.5% compounded increases over the next three years, while the nurses want 15% under the same terms. Nurses are also calling for safer staffing levels and oppose being floated…<\/p>\n