The union representing hundreds of nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital said Thursday that its members intend to strike for five days starting Aug. 19. The 10-day notice comes after another round of negotiations with the hospital failed Thursday and the nurses’ union rejecting the third tentative contract deal earlier this week.
“Despite making our demands clear, the hospital has yet again refused to offer us the wages we are asking for and have forced us back out to the picket line,” Katie Langenstrass, executive director of the United Nurses of Children’s Hospital Teamsters Local 1699, said in a statement, in part.
Langenstrass added that while the latest offer had some improvements, the hospital was “reallocating money from some members to others.”
“This is unacceptable,” Langenstrass said. “As Teamsters, we stand united in our fight for a fair contract that benefits all nurses.”
In an emailed statement to NBC 7, Rady …