National Union of Healthcare Workers strike for 24 hours at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, NV.

Local members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers demanded higher wages, additional staff and paid time off during a 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

National Union of Healthcare Workers held a 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. NUHW members demanded higher wages, additional staff and paid time off from St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Community Memorial Hospitals.

National Union of Healthcare Workers held a 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. NUHW members demanded higher wages, additional staff and paid time off from St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Community Memorial Hospitals.

Frank Weber has worked at St. Joseph Hospital for 9 years and is an ordained deacon at St. Bernard Church in Eureka. Weber says that in Catholicism "the dignity of the worker is to be respected." National Union of Healthcare Workers held a 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

Nestle the dog participates in the NUHW 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. NUHW members demanded higher wages, additional staff and paid time off from St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Community Memorial Hospitals.

National Union of Healthcare Workers held a 24-hour strike in front of St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. NUHW members demanded higher wages, additional staff and paid time off from St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Community Memorial Hospitals.