Here are four notable labor strikes reported by Becker's Hospital Review so far this year:
1. University of California service and patient care workers went on strike April 10 over alleged illegal conduct by the school.
2. University of California professional and technical employees walked off the job March 20 over alleged income inequality. Service and patient care technical workers at the school joined the strike in sympathy.
3. Nurses at San Jose, Calif.-based O'Connor Hospital and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, Calif., went on strike March 12 over issues arising from the recent sale of the facilities to Santa Clara County.
4. Imaging technicians and engineers at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., went on strike over employee health plan coverage.
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