Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, TX began the state's largest strike, citing patient care concerns and exhaustion. The strike is set to last only 24 hours, however Ascension said it will not allow the striking nurses back until July 1st.
Members and supporters of the National Nurses United, the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States, gather for a strike Tuesday outside Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
A top concern for the union is lower guaranteed nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. Nurses at the hospital say they are assigned too many patients at a time, causing nurses to burn out and patients to receive a lower standard of care. At 9:30 a.m., nurses were joined for a rally by union representatives and community leaders, including U.S. Rep.“You’re on strike making sure that our kids are born safely, that we’re taken care of when we are sick, that our neighbors in their most desperate moments get the care that they need,” he said.
“It’s something that I think has backfired on them and has really galvanized the nurses into becoming that much more bold,” he said.10 days before the walkout, Ascension said it was disappointed, “given the hardship this will present for our associates and their families, and the concern this action may cause our patients and their loved ones.” The hospital system also said it continued to be committed to bargaining with the union in good faith.
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