"Everyone you see as you walk through the door that's not a nurse"

Kerry Sweeney, a nurse at St. Joseph's hospital for 13 years and about half a dozen other women spoke during public comment right now during the afternoon session of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. They had signs and flyers to "end poverty wages at St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka and Fortuna.

I spoke with Ms. Sweeney before the afternoon session. "Nurses are here to support service and tech workers about fair wages and working conditions." She spoke about the "massive profits of St. Joe's health system and for the largest employer in Humboldt County to raise standards for our workers and their families."