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NUHW In the News

LA Times Editors: Big pension in little Salinas April 30, 2011 By the Los Angeles Times editorial board: Yet another local government agency in California is under fire for the seemingly...
LA Times on SVMH CEO Sam Downing’s Outrageous Pension Payouts April 29, 2011 It’s the story of the week: Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital CEO Sam Downing cashes out $4 million in pension benefits on...
Monterey County Herald Editors: Downing’s retirement too much at bad time April 29, 2011 By The Monterey County Herald Editorial Board: The board at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System has hacked away at its...
Downing earned pay, SVMH says April 29, 2011 Generous retirement plan draws heavy criticism By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer Posted: 04/29/2011 01:28:29 AM PDT Hospital district officials are defending...
Public hospital president’s retirement pay spotlights issue of ‘supplemental’ pensions April 29, 2011 The president and CEO of a Salinas, Calif.-area public hospital district will receive nearly $4 million in retirement pay on...
In These Times: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management April 27, 2011 From In These Times: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management’ By Carl Finamore...
Monterey County Herald opinion: Fears of a Private SVMH April 27, 2011 Fears of a private SVMH By JOHN BORSOS and MARILYNBENSON Guest commentary Mention “Salinas” to most Californians, and a cascade of images...
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers to Protest “Questionable Financial Relationship” Between Hospital and Bank President April 7, 2011 Becker’s Hospital Review: Written by Rachel Fields | April 06, 2011 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital employees are planning to protest outside Rabobank...
KSBW Covers SVMH Workers’ Protest April 6, 2011
KION Covers SVMH Workers Protesting Conflict of Interest for Hospital Board Member Harry Wardwell April 6, 2011
Union says banker has conflict on Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital board April 5, 2011 The Monterey County Herald: By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer Posted: 04/05/2011 05:22:31 AM PDT In the midst of contract negotiations, a...
Cottonwood Healthcare nursing home breaks with SEIU March 26, 2011 By Kathy Robertson The Sacramento Business Journal March 24, 2011 Workers at the Cottonwood Healthcare nursing home in Woodland voted...