SEIU files injunction against Sutter Health for use of replacement workers - 10/07/05

By Jesse Russell

In a lawsuit filed Monday a union representing 800 striking workers at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, sought an injunction barring the hospirtal and Sutter Health, its parent company, from employing replacement workers. The Service Employees International Union local 250 began the strike in September after talks collapsed. The union alleges the company backed out of a settlement proposed by a federal mediator, while the hospital said it never made an agreement.