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Wed Oct 27 2010
Workers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Picket for Safe Staffing Levels
More than 100 Protest Against Layoffs and Buyouts that Reduce Quality of Care
More than a hundred healthcare workers marched outside Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital on October 21st to draw attention to the potential impact of more than 100 layoffs and employee buyouts ordered by hospital management. Employees decided to hold the picket by a 97% vote.
"Cutting jobs means cutting healthcare for our community," said Nina Perez, an OB tech in the Labor and Delivery department for 11 years. "When they eliminate this many staff, patients and their families are going to see the difference. Caregivers are already stretched too thin."
Last May, nearly 900 respiratory care practitioners, licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, clerical workers and others voted by a landslide to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and leave their old union, SEIU. But according to NUHW, the losing union filed frivolous objections to delay the transition. While collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in dues from the workers who rejected them, SEIU officials failed to protect quality jobs in Salinas or quality care at Memorial Hospital. Read more
"Cutting jobs means cutting healthcare for our community," said Nina Perez, an OB tech in the Labor and Delivery department for 11 years. "When they eliminate this many staff, patients and their families are going to see the difference. Caregivers are already stretched too thin."
Last May, nearly 900 respiratory care practitioners, licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, clerical workers and others voted by a landslide to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and leave their old union, SEIU. But according to NUHW, the losing union filed frivolous objections to delay the transition. While collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in dues from the workers who rejected them, SEIU officials failed to protect quality jobs in Salinas or quality care at Memorial Hospital. Read more
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