Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans are gearing up for their third strike on May 1 as contract talks with LCMC Health remain unresolved, NOLA.com reported.
UMC nurses, backed by National Nurses United, already hit the picket lines twice, once in October last year and again in February this year, over staffing, pay, and safety issues. UMC CEO John Nickens says the strike wonโt disrupt operations, with plans to bring in contract nurses from other hospitals to cover the 24-hour period.