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Nurses at St. Elizabeth Hospital will hold a Rally and Informational Picket for Quality Care to raise alarms about patient care, staffing and other serious concerns.

The Seattle City Council recognized the importance of workers at Swedish Medical Center and expressed robust support for their right to strike with the unanimous adoption of a resolution.

On Nov. 20, scores of nurses and caregivers will hold a “Rally and Informational Picket for Quality Healthcare” at Highline Medical Center to raise alarms about severe understaffing, patient care concerns, proposed cuts to health benefits and other worsening crises at the hospital.

Nurses and caregivers at Highline Medical Center in Burien, WA are dedicated to providing the highest quality, compassionate care to our community. We are united to hold executives in distant boardrooms accountable.

In a press conference held today outside Swedish Medical Center First Hill Campus, nurses and other healthcare workers representing caregivers from three unions announced their readiness to strike.

The nurses and healthcare workers of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at Swedish Medical Center will announce the results of their strike authorization vote on Friday.