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Contra Costa nurses press board on bargaining: safety, staffing and contract protections
Summary
More than a hundred county nurses and union representatives addressed the board during public comment, urging stronger contract protections for staffing, infection control, workplace violence prevention, successor protections and other measures they say are necessary to protect patients and retain experienced staff.
A large contingent of county nurses used the Nov. 4 public-comment period to press the Board of Supervisors to ensure bargaining demands at the county’s labor table protect patient safety and worker rights.
Representatives of the California Nurses Association and many front-line nurses described concerns about staffing, infection control, workplace violence and discipline practices. They asked the board to support contract language that includes just-cause discipline, successorship protections (to preserve jobs if services are transferred), clearer…
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