Sodexo Workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital Vote to Strike
Updated: Aug 17, 2020
Workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center are ready to show what they're really worth with a planned one-day strike set for next week. Represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, food and housekeeping staff authorized the move by an overwhelming 95 percent vote last week. "The majority of workers voted to strike because we're paid minimum wages," Gabriela Armenta, a housekeeper at the hospital, tells the Weekly in Spanish. "There's even people with 10 years experience making minimum wage."
Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:
http://www.ocweekly.com/news/fountain-valley-regional-hospital-workers-ready-to-strike-8725343