July 29th, 2011
In the news: Democracy Now on Kaiser decision
Click here for Juan Gonzalez’s article in the New York Daily News.
July 28th, 2011
In The News: Public vents anger about SVMH
Some call for charges against board members
By JIM JOHNSON, Herald Staff Writer
Dozens of outraged community members and beleaguered employees vented their frustrations over alleged malfeasance at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital during a public meeting held by Assemblyman Luis Alejo in Salinas on Wednesday.
During a question-and-answer session, speakers blasted hospital officials on a host of issues, including what they called excessive executive pay while lower-paid employees are being laid off, a penchant for secrecy and questionable business and financial practices. Some called for a criminal investigation.
Much of the commentary was followed by enthusiastic applause, the meeting often resembling a pep rally.
Some speakers said that despite increased media attention in recent months, Salinas Valley Memorial officials have been operating with impunity, and without much public scrutiny, for years. They urged those at Wednesday’s meeting to go to hospital board meetings and express the same concerns there.
July 28th, 2011
Public vents anger about SVMH
Some call for charges against board members Monterey County Herald: By JIM JOHNSON, Herald Staff Writer Dozens of outraged community members and beleaguered employees vented their frustrations over alleged malfeasance at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital during a public meeting held by Assemblyman Luis Alejo in Salinas on Wednesday. During a question-and-answer session, speakers blasted hospital […]
July 28th, 2011
Workers demand that Labor Board remedy SEIU and Kaiser collusion, protect their right to a fair election
After two decisions in which an NLRB judge ruled that SEIU and Kaiser violated 44,000 Kaiser workers’ right to a fair election, workers are demanding that the Labor Board remedy Kaiser and SEIU’s collusion and protect workers’ rights in advance of a re-run of the two overturned elections. While agreeing with Judge Lana Parke’s findings […]
July 27th, 2011
NUHW Appealing to Labor Board to Find Kaiser Guilty of Unlawful Aid to SEIU
Kaiser and SEIU further colluding to force re-run under unlawful conditions Emeryville, California – The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) is filing exceptions to the July 14 ruling by National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Lana Parke that found the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) guilty of “coercive” conduct in last year’s […]