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SAN DIEGO - Sharp HealthCare workers and their union Thursday announced a call for an unfair labor practices authorization vote next week, which if approved, could see thousands of workers striking.Sharp represents to largest private employer in the county, with more than 5,000 workers represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West. The union will take a membership vote on whether or not to strike between Oct. 29 and Nov.
'Workers say they want Sharp to invest more in patient care, staffing and better working conditions instead of executive pay.According to the union, the company needs to 'immediately and substantively address the growing care crisis across its facilities instead of continuing to intimidate and retaliate against frontline healthcare workers.'Sharp did not reply to a City News Service request for comment.
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