Health care workers in Las Vegas protest working conditions — PHOTOS

Health care workers protest over unsafe working conditions (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Jason, a Local SEIU 1107 member, holds a sign in protest of unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Zavia Norman, private sector vice president of Local SEIU 1107, holds a sign in protest of unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Local SEIU 1107 member honors other frontline health care workers and list demands for more protection, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Grace Vergara-Mactal, executive director of Local SEIU 1107, holds a sign in protest of unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Jody Domineck, Local SEIU 1107 member, waves at cars that honk as Local SEIU members protest unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Local SEIU 1107 member holds a sign in protest of unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Yarleny, left, and other Local SEIU 1107 members, honor other frontline health care workers and list demands for more protection, during a protest outside of Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Yarleny, a Local SEIU 1107 members, honors other frontline health care workers and list demands for more protection, during a protest outside of Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Local SEIU 1107 members honor other frontline health care workers and list demands for more protection during a protest outside of Southern Hills Hospital, in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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