500 MarinHealth Teamsters hold Unfair Labor Practice strike
April 4, 2026
On February 18, 500 Local 856 members at MarinHealth Medical Center (MHMC) held a 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice Strike after nearly a year of bad-faith bargaining by the hospital.
Teamsters marched on MHMC in the rain, wind, and cold, day and night, in response to the employer’s repeated Unfair Labor Practices, such as canceling multiple bargaining sessions, and refusing to provide necessary, relevant, and correct information needed to understand the costs of the hospital’s healthcare proposal.
Susanna Farber, Teamsters Local 856 Vice President and chief negotiator said, “MarinHealth, we are out here today sending a unified message. It is well overdue that you come to the table with a proposal that respects the workers that deliver premier patient care to everyone who walks through those doors.”
The Teamsters were joined by 700 nurses represented by the California Nurses Association who were also on strike. Additionally, maintenance workers and engineers who are represented by Operating Engineers Local 39, held a sympathy strike in support of their colleagues at the hospital.
“We’re on the street today for one simple reason: to send a message to this hospital that it’s the people that wake up every day and go into the hospital and provide care for our community that make this hospital run,” said Local 856 Principal Officer Peter Finn.
Steven Batson, Anesthesiology Technician at the hospital and Teamsters Local 856 member said, “The lies MarinHealth has painted for the public will continue unless we continue to stand together and not back down until we have a fair contract.”
