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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...
In The News: SVMH CEO Gets Paid Millions to Retire April 29, 2011
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...
Taxpayers Fund SVMH CEO Sam Downing’s $4 Million Pension Payouts April 28, 2011 Sam Downing, SVMH’s millionaire CEO Even while advocating position cuts at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and diverting $11 million of the...
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...
NLRB Orders Hearing on SEIU collusion with Employer in January Election at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center April 26, 2011 Labor Board hearing could result in overturning of election results OAKLAND – Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered...
In The News: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management’ April 25, 2011 From In These Times: By Carl Finamore SAN FRANCISCO—A bitterly-contested election is occurring among employees at three of the oldest hospitals...
In The News: Fears of a private SVMH April 23, 2011 In today’s Monterey County Herald, NUHW Vice President John Borsos and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital LVN/NUHW member leader Marilyn Benson...
Steve Early discusses NUHW on C-Span April 19, 2011 Watch Steve’s talk. Click here to watch! “The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor” author Steve Early discusses NUHW in a...

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