March 16th, 2012
18 SVMH Pharmacists Join NUHW
Yesterday, eighteen pharmacists at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) became the newest members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The formerly non-union caregivers have received no pay increase in three years and lost thousands of dollars each when senior administrators changed their pension plan. With the hospital’s future uncertain, the pharmacists, whose department […]
March 15th, 2012
18 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Pharmacists join NUHW
Joseph Zakar and Cara Pirozzoli, the newest members of NUHW Yesterday, eighteen pharmacists at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital became the newest members of NUHW. The formerly non-union caregivers have received no pay increase in three years and lost thousands of dollars each when senior administrators changed their pension plan. With the hospital’s future uncertain, the […]
March 12th, 2012
Congratulations to NUHW’s new Executive Board
NUHW Executive Board joined by Gary Allen, General Vice President, IAMNUHW Board Members Sal Rosselli, PresidentJohn Borsos, Secretary-Treasurer Vice Presidents LaNeta Fitzhugh, Kaiser LAMCMichael Beshears, Kaiser LAMCDanilo Mendoza, Kaiser LAMCEloise Reese-Burns, CottonwoodHelen York-Jones, Sutter CPMCPorfirio Quintano, Sutter CPMCRodney Dyson, Doctors Medical Center San PabloTurusew Gedebu-Wilson, Kaiser HCPMaria Padilla-Castro, Kaiser IBHSClem Papazian, Kaiser IBHSSpencer Gross, Kaiser […]
March 12th, 2012
The Monterey County Herald: SVMH unions call for board resignations
The Monterey County HeraldHerald Staff Report Posted: 03/09/2012 11:13 PM Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital’s two largest employee unions called on board members to resign late Thursday after the release of a state audit that broadly criticized the hospital’s business practices. The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which raised several of the issues addressed in […]
March 12th, 2012
KSBW: Union calls for 2 SVMH board members to resign
KSBW, 2:07 PM PST Mar 09, 2012 SALINAS, Calif. – The day after a state audit blasted top management at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, the healthcare workers’ union called on two members of the board to resign Friday. National Union of Healthcare Workers leaders said SVMH Board of Directors member Harry Wardwell and president Jim Gattis […]