Hospital workers said PeaceHealth pays below the market rate and they can’t keep up with the rising cost of living.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — About 1,000 workers from two different unions are striking at Bellingham’s PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center.
Among them is 18-year-old MRI technician Jose Reta.
“I was born in this hospital, so to me this is very, very personal,” Reta said.
Picketers include nursing assistants, housekeepers, imaging technicians and other essential staff from SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.
Doctors from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) are among the 1,000 staff members on strike.
The workers
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