June 22nd, 2011
The Californian: SVMH workers strike over pay, benefits, layoffs
From The Californian: Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System workers took to picket lines today to protest the floundering negotiations between the hospital’s largest union and management. The one-day strike marks the first in the hospital’s 58-year history. The union and the hospital have been at loggerheads over pay and benefit issues for at least seven […]
June 22nd, 2011
LA Times: Workers strike at hospital where CEO got $5-million retirement plan
From The Los Angeles Times: About 850 workers at a Salinas public hospital went on strike Tuesday, about two months after revelations of a multimillion-dollar pension awarded to the hospital’s CEO. Caregivers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital walked off their jobs at 6 a.m., according to representatives of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The […]
June 22nd, 2011
In The News: Workers strike at hospital where CEO got $5-million retirement plan
From today’s Los Angeles Times: About 850 workers at a Salinas public hospital went on strike Tuesday, about two months after revelations of a multimillion-dollar pension awarded to the hospital’s CEO. Caregivers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital walked off their jobs at 6 a.m., according to representatives of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. […]
June 21st, 2011
On Strike in Salinas
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We’re showing management what unity looks like at Salinas Valley Memorial. Starting at six o’clock this morning, 800 NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital walked off the job and onto the picket line. Our message is clear: we’re telling management to start bargaining in good faith and settle a fair contract that […]