Bring in the SCABS: What could go wrong?

[Ernesto]

"An incident like this is chilling and strikes right to our nurses' concern about their ability to advocate for their patients," said Rose Ann Demoro, executive director of the California Nurses Association-National Nurses United, which represents about 2,000 nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. "It was irresponsible to lock out those nurses."

"Sutter Health, the company that operates the medical center in Oakland, hired replacement nurses on five-day contracts and hospital officials said the nurses who went out on the one-day strike Thursday would be locked out until the temporary contracts expire Tuesday."



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