St. Joseph said the hospital is “well prepared” for the strike and has contracted replacement workers for members of the bargaining unit who choose to strike.
An estimated 700 lab techs, phlebotomists, patient transporters and others at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center plan to launch a five-day strike Monday, Oct. 23, claiming severe understaffing and high turnover are impacting patient care. Some of the workers are seen here at an August 22 picket over the same issues. An estimated 700 healthcare workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center plan to launch a five-day strike Monday, Oct.
Christian Ayon, a lead surgical technician at St. Joseph, said employees are being intimidated and threatened for wanting to improve conditions at the hospital. St. Joseph said the hospital’s bargaining team has proposed significant contract enhancements, including a 24% hike in wages over a three-year contract. But the union, management said, has offered “unrealistic counterproposals.”St. Joseph nursing assistant Alexis Schoffstall plans to participate in next week’s walkout. She said staffing shortages have left her overworked.
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