Judge Prohibits 250 Nurses, Lab Technicians from Joining Strike

RIVERSIDE - A Riverside County Superior Court judge today barred 250 registered nurses, laboratory scientists and other health-care professionals from taking part in a one-day strike by the county's second- largest public sector union.

The nearly 6,000-strong Service Employees International Union Local 721 is planning a countywide work stoppage from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday, with nearly all members participating, to protest the county's imposition of a contract that requires them to pay more into their own pension plans, according to union officials.

The demonstrators will position t...