After voting on Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th, by 98%, La Clinica members have voted to authorize the Bargaining Team to call a strike, if necessary. We meet with management next in mediation on Thursday the 21st. 

Garrick Hong is a Dentist 1 at Fruitvale Dental, where he’s worked for 19 years. He serves on the Bargaining Team, and said, “I think this vote makes a statement. After months of bargaining, management isn’t hearing us. We’ve come to them time after time over the months we’ve been bargaining, telling them that the last three years have seen massive inflation, and our members and their families can’t keep up. We need La Clinica management to respect us and what we’re saying. We need better communication and understanding, and a 98% YES vote speaks for itself. Management hasn’t been listening, so now we have to speak with our strike.”

Stay tuned for next steps!