Even after a judge ruled on Friday to stop nurses from striking work for one day, the California Nurses Association has warned that it will not give up its dispute with the University of California.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge, Peter J. Busch passed an order that bans the union from holding a strike at any of the five medical centers of the University of California. The judgment is applicable till September 30, when the existing contract between both the sides will end.

The ruling came two days before the California Nurses Association and was supposed to strike work at the University of California. The order was passed on the request of Public Employment Relations Board. The judge also remarked that the strike would violate the labor laws in California.

On the other hand, the California Nurses Association feels that the current nurse staffing levels are unsafe and not in the benefit of the nurses. These charges are denied categorically by the University of California.

The University is being blamed for not complying with state-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios. As per this ratio, there should be one nurse for every five patients. This dispute has been running for a long time and is one of the biggest issues.

The California Nurses Association has 11,000 registered nurses as its members apart from the 1,800 nurses, who are employed at the UC Davis Medical Center.