Healthcare workers across the country have waged strikes throughout the year to address issues like staffing and wages in employment contracts following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Cedars-Sinai, low pay, high turnover and the rising cost of living are key concerns among striking staff that they say threaten their ability to provide adequate care, according to the union release.
In May, healthcare workers at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles also waged a five-day strike. Shortly after, they reached an agreement to increase the minimum wage to $21 per hour by 2024 in addition to average raises of more than 17%.
