Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans are preparing to go back on strike Monday, accusing hospital management of retaliation and union-busting tactics.
Nola Nurses United, the union representing the nurses, claims LCMC Health fired one of its prominent leaders, registered nurse Mike Robertshaw, following a strike held in May. The move to terminate Robertshaw comes just weeks after LCMC Health agreed to a Tentative Agreement during the collective bargaining agreement for a progressive discipline policy. The union called Robertshaw’s termination an act of retaliation.