12/05: Hundreds of locked out registered nurses and caregivers marched onto hospital property at the Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo and picketed on the last day of the lockout.

Around 7,000 nurses and hospital workers have been locked out of 13 of Sutter's hospitals in the Bay Area for five days, following a one-day strike. Caregivers and other workers say Sutter is putting CEO pay before patient care. On Dec. 3, SEIU 250 filed suit in San Francisco superior court against Sutter Health and the strike-breaking firm Modern Industrial Services (MIS), "America's leader in strike re-staffing," for alleged violations of criminal and civil codes. The California Nurses Association (CNA) filed an unfair labor practice charge against Alta Bates Summit citing the lockout as “illegal." The locked-out facilities include the California Pacific Medical Center (Sacramento & Buchanan) and St. Luke's Hospital (Cesar Chavez & Valencia) in SF, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley and Oakland, Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo, Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport, and Sutter Medical Center and Sutter Warrack in Santa Rosa.

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