April 27th, 2011
In These Times: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management
From In These Times: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management’ By Carl Finamore SAN FRANCISCO—A bitterly-contested election is occurring among employees at three of the oldest hospitals in San Francisco that have continuously provided healthcare since around the mid-1800s. A lot has changed over the last 150 years […]
April 27th, 2011
Monterey County Herald opinion: Fears of a Private SVMH
Fears of a private SVMH By JOHN BORSOS and MARILYNBENSON Guest commentary Mention “Salinas” to most Californians, and a cascade of images and literary references come to mind: farming, the rodeo, John Steinbeck, the international air show. The last thing one thinks of is multimillion-dollar Wall Street corporate takeovers. Yet that may be what is occurring right now at Salinas Valley Memorial […]
April 26th, 2011
NLRB Orders Hearing on SEIU collusion with Employer in January Election at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Labor Board hearing could result in overturning of election results OAKLAND – Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered a hearing to investigate whether the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Sutter Health violated the law by teaming up to prevent workers at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) in Berkeley and Oakland from […]
April 25th, 2011
In The News: As Union Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management’
From In These Times: By Carl Finamore SAN FRANCISCO—A bitterly-contested election is occurring among employees at three of the oldest hospitals in San Francisco that have continuously provided healthcare since around the mid-1800s. A lot has changed over the last 150 years but surely, we can safely assume, it was mostly for the better. One can […]
April 23rd, 2011
In The News: Fears of a private SVMH
In today’s Monterey County Herald, NUHW Vice President John Borsos and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital LVN/NUHW member leader Marilyn Benson offer their perspective on the healthcare board’s stealth campaign to privatize the hospital: Fears of a private SVMH By JOHN BORSOS and MARILYNBENSON Guest commentary Mention “Salinas” to most Californians, and a cascade of images and literary […]