May 16th, 2011
NUHW Wins in San Francisco
From Counterpunch: By CAL WINSLOW The new National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has won another important victory in its struggle to rebuild California’s healthcare union movement. In an election delayed fully twenty-eight months, NUHW members have won at Sutter Health’s San Francisco facilities – the California Pacific Medical Centers (CPMC) at the Pacific, California and […]
May 11th, 2011
State to audit Salinas hospital system
The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials will audit a hospital district that awarded its CEO nearly $4 million in retirement payments in addition to his $150,000 annual pension. A state legislative committee voted Wednesday in favor of the audit, which will probe executive compensation at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System as well as potential conflicts […]
May 11th, 2011
Marilyn Benson: Hospital board fails to represent the community
From an opinion article by NUHW member Marilyn Benson in The Salinas Californian: When outgoing Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital CEO Sam Downing was interviewed two weeks ago for a newspaper article about the nearly $4 million in retirement benefits he’s been given by the SVMH Board of Directors, this is what he said: “I think I’ve […]
May 11th, 2011
CPMC: United in a Worker-Led Union
Brothers and Sisters: Yesterday, more than 827 days after we petitioned for an election, we voted to join NUHW by a vote of 384 for NUHW to 237 for SEIU at California Pacific Medical Center. We’re the newest members of NUHW! It wasn’t easy. SEIU spent more than two years delaying our election and feeding […]
May 11th, 2011
Editorial: Downing’s payout excessive, pure and simple
From The Salinas Californian Editorial Board: For nearly the past 40 years you almost couldn’t say “Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital” without mentioning Sam Downing. In that time, Downing led SVMH to tremendous growth and success… … But Downing has left not one but two indelible marks on SVMH; one he should be extremely proud of; the other he’d much rather soon […]