Rady Children’s Hospital front-line workers are the latest to vote to unionize in the county. They say staffing shortages and working conditions are affecting patient care. This week …KPBS health reporter Heidi de Marco says the hospital challenged the vote.
Rady Children’s Hospital is challenging a vote to unionize by more than 1,500 frontline workers, including environmental services attendants, patient care assistants, patient access representatives, food service workers, medical interpreters, and medical assistants. The workers cited staffing shortages and working conditions they say affect patient care as the reasons behind the vote to unionize on Jan. 6…