One of the primary issues is the protection from the H1N1 flu, other issues are in there as well such as salary and benefits. 2 hospitals in Nevada are also targeted for the strike. One nurse in a northern California hospital has died and it is believed to be H1N1 connected, but not confirmed. 
More than 16,000 registered nurses are locked in a contract dispute with officials at 37 Catholic hospitals statewide and plan to strike Oct. 30 out of concern that the hospitals’ lax safety standards put them at risk of catching H1N1 flu.
The California Nurses Assn., which is in bargaining talks with San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, announced the strike this morning. Local hospitals expected to be affected include California Hospital Medical Center, St. Vincent Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Community Hospital of San Bernardino and St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino.
Nurses plan strike over swine flu conditions at hospitals | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
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