LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Healthcare workers with HCA Healthcare rallied outside Sunrise Hospital Tuesday, calling for better wages as contract negotiations with the company continue.
More than 50 workers gathered at the demonstration, chanting and rallying outside the facility, according to a FOX5 photojournalist who attended the event.
Six months of negotiations
The local SEIU 1107 union, which represents more than 5,000 members, said it has been in contract negotiations with HCA Healthcare for six months. Workers are calling on the company to invest more in frontline caregivers, including higher wages and safer staffing levels.
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Hospital responds
Sunrise Hospital issued a statement on the contract negotiations, saying in part: “While we support peaceful demonstrations, we maintain that the best path for reaching fair and equitable agreements is at the bargaining table. Since negotiations began, we have bargained in good faith, and we will continue to do so.”
The next bargaining meeting is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. HCA Healthcare had not responded to a request for comment as of Tuesday night.
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