June 23rd, 2011
The Californian: SVMH board member calls for mediator to settle labor dispute
The Californian: As Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System officials moved to block striking hospital workers from returning to work on Wednesday, an SVMH board member made a public call to bring in an outside mediator to help bring a resolution to the escalating dispute. SVMH board member Patrick Egan said he has sat in on three […]
June 22nd, 2011
The Californian: Opinion – Nathan Olivas, Sam Downing and the Pyramids of Giza
Terrific opinion piece in The Californian: In his editorial in the June 7 edition of The Salinas Californian, Nathan Olivas made the argument that Sam Downing deserves the large salary, severance package and pension plan that were given to him (by Olivas and the rest of his cohorts on the hospital board) because Downing was […]
June 22nd, 2011
The Californian: Opinion – Nathan Olivas, Sam Downing and the Pyramids of Giza
Read the opinion piece in The Californian. In his editorial in the June 7 edition of The Salinas Californian, Nathan Olivas made the argument that Sam Downing deserves the large salary, severance package and pension plan that were given to him (by Olivas and the rest of his cohorts on the hospital board) because Downing […]
June 22nd, 2011
The Californian: Hundreds of SVMH workers strike
From The Californian: By Scott MacDonald SALINAS — Hundreds of workers from Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System walked off the job Tuesday, the first-ever strike in the institution’s 58-year history. The one-day labor action was held to protest stalled negotiations between the hospital’s largest union and management. While the contract talks have been contentious for […]
June 22nd, 2011
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Illegally Locking Out Workers for Two Days
Decision Exposes District to Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Back Pay Liability and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Board Members Salinas, California – Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) management is trying to lock out striking caregivers for two days in violation of state labor law and a signed enforceable agreement with the National […]