On Friday, a Sacramento Judge extended a restraining order temporarily denying California Nurses the right to strike. The California Nurses Association, representing 9000 nurses at the University of California hospitals, had planned to strike July 21st, after 95% of its membership voted to reject the UC system's last, best, and final offer. The court order prevents any strike until after impasse proceedings are completed.

Manny Punzalan, a nurse at UCLA, says this setback has only strengthened the resolve of the union:

[Punzalan] "Right now the California Nurses UC Bargaining team has decided to go to impasse, mediation, and fact finding. This whole process will take six to eight weeks. If we haven't signed a contract, we will give them a ten days notice, and we will definitely strike."