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Walkout planned at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas

Posted at 6:25 AM, Dec 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-16 10:14:21-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Today, more healthcare workers will walk off the job in protest of how they have been treated during the pandemic.

This is the third demonstration to be hosted by the Service Employees International Union.

All of the workers are part of the HCA hospitals system.

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This video is from the walkout last week.

Today's walkout will take place at Southern Hills Hospital at 6:30 a.m. and again at 3:30 p.m.

Workers say they are fed up with lack of PPE, unfair contracts and unsafe staffing levels.