Hundreds of registered nurses at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center could go on strike next week if contract negotiations with the hospital’s management fail.
Union members authorized the strike after two days of voting, according to Margie Keenan, a 38-year registered nurse at the hospital and secretary of the California Nurses Assn. "It was an overwhelming majority," Keenan said Friday.
The union represents about 1,900 registered nurses at the hospital, according to Keenan.
The hospital employs 2,000 registered nurses, hospital officials say.
The union's action comes a few days before bargaining members meet with hospital officials in an effort to settle a month-long contract dispute. But Keenan said the strike would be put off if they were making headway on negotiations by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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