October 11th, 2011
USC Workers On Strike Tomorrow
Tomorrow beginning at 6am, nearly 700 NUHW members at USC University Hospital will be on strike for 24 hours. USC workers are asking management to agree to provide frontline caregivers with a contractually enforceable means of addressing short-staffing problems that compromise patient care. To date, their proposal to protect patients has been rebuffed by hospital […]
October 11th, 2011
Close to 700 USC University Hospital Workers On Strike Tomorrow for 24 Hours
What: 24-hour strike by close to 700 caregivers at Keck Medical Center of USC (formerly USC University Hospital) When: Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12th, beginning at 6am. Picket lines from 6am – 6pm. Strike for 24 hours. Where: USC University Hospital, 1500 San Pablo St., Los Angeles (Follow this link to a map of the location: http://g.co/maps/7qvgn) Visuals: Hundreds of caregivers marching […]
October 10th, 2011
SVMH Workers Ready to Strike
Last week, NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital gave management official notice that 650 workers will engage in a 24-hour strike on October 18 should the hospital continue to refuse to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract that safeguards quality patient care and that leaves caregivers’ benefits intact. The walkout will be […]
October 10th, 2011
SVMH Management Tries to Force Illegal Gag Order on Caregivers
Salinas, California – Last week, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital management demanded that caregivers refrain from saying anything “negative” to reporters about the hospital as a non-negotiable condition of contract settlement. Dated October 7, SVMH presented 650 SVMH caregivers with a “last, best and final offer” that included “No more negative press” in its list of […]
October 9th, 2011
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers to Engage in 24-hour Strike on October 18
Salinas, California – Yesterday, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) issued official notice to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) management of the union’s plan to engage in a 24-hour strike by over 650 SVMH caregivers should management continue to refuse to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract that safeguards quality patient care […]