May 21st, 2011
Historic NUHW Strike by 2,500 Kaiser Workers
Dear Brothers and Sisters: This Wednesday, 2,500 NUHW members in Southern California engaged in a major one-day strike against Kaiser Permanente. Nearly 2,000 of us were on the picket line at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, sending an unmistakable message to management: We want a contract that protects patients and keeps our benefits intact. With […]
May 20th, 2011
NUHW Member David Mallon Interviewed by NBC’s NonStop News LA
See more media coverage of our strike at KaiserUnited.org.
May 20th, 2011
NUHW VP John Borsos on MSNBC Discussing Workers Fighting Back at SVMH and Kaiser
“Union workers at one hospital in California are showing everyone how to fight back.” Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
May 18th, 2011
LA Times: Public hospital official got nearly $1 million in severance on top of $3.9-million retirement payout
Sam Allen – LA Times
A Salinas public hospital district, already under fire for granting its outgoing chief executive $3.9 million in retirement payments, also doled out nearly $1 million to the executive as part of an unusual severance agreement, according to records obtained by The Times.
The payment fattened what was already considered one of the more generous public pensions ever given in California. Its disclosure prompted the state Assembly earlier this month to order an audit of the hospital district’s finances.
The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District board gave its CEO, Samuel Downing, a cash payment of $947,594 in 2008, according to a hospital report on his compensation. The money came from a special severance fund set aside for when Downing ended his employment with the public agency.
But the board decided to award him the money while he remained working as CEO, hospital officials said.