Around 50 healthcare workers, members of their families and union organizers picketed and held a press conference at the UCSD Health campus in La Jolla Thursday.
Speakers criticized UCSD Health executives, demanding they rescind the June 23 layoff of more than 200 employees, including 22 registered nurses.
According to emcee Michael Kennedy, the chief nurse representative at UCSD Health for the California Nurses Association, layoffs cannot be blamed on budget constraints because UCSD Health has spent nearly $500 million on hospital acquisitions and expansions since 2023…