Today in Labor History June 7, 1974: Northern California nurses walked out on strike. Over 4,000 nurses from 41 hospitals around the San Francisco Bay Area began a strike over management’s attempts to take away their contractual right to help determine staffing levels. They also demanded pay increases. 21 days later, they won an 11% raise and the maintenance of the contractual right to participate in staffing level decisions.

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