Nurses represented by the California Nurses Association went on strike Wednesday, October 10 at 15 Northern California hospitals, 13 of which are in the Bay Area. With 5000 nurses expected to participate, the 2-day strike is being called the largest in a decade. Nurses say they are striking to improve patient care and to protect their healthcare and retirement benefits. Strikers are especially committed to addressing staffing issues and planned service cuts that threaten to undermine patient care.

The nurses are targeting hospital operator Sutter Health, with whom their negotiations for a new contract have stalled. Affected facilities include Alta Bates Summit Medical Center hospitals in Oakland and Berkeley, the Mills-Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame and San Mateo, and California Pacific Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco.

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