Nurses at Providence Cedars-Sinai in Tarzana go on strike

Registered nurses and other licensed medical professionals at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center began a five-day strike Monday.

Union officials said the workers have been engaged in contract negotiations with management since July 2025 over a litany of issues they say negatively impact their work and their patients, including allegedly unsafe staffing and environmental hazards.

Representatives for Providence did not reply to a request for comment Sunday.

Officials with Service Employees International Union Local 121RN said picket lines will take place from 7 a.m. to noon each day this week at the hospital, located at 18321 Clark St.

The strike is one of several labor actions affecting Southland hospitals. Thousands of nurses at local Kaiser Permanente facilities have been striking for more than three weeks, while more than 3,000 Kaiser pharmacy and lab employees concluded a three-day strike last week.

On Tuesday, registered nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center plan to begin a three-day strike.

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