Click here to send a message to Memorial Hospital CEO Frank Dietz.
Hundreds of Memorial Hospital UNAP members have taken a stand against the disrespectful and uncaring attitude that Memorial Hospital administration has shown to employees during negotiations for a new Union contract.
While Memorial Hospital says it cares about its employees, here are the facts:
* Memorial Hospital wants to financially penalize employees who don't get their hospital care at Memorial Hospital.
* Memorial Hospital is unwilling to make reasonable efforts to avoid the unsafe practice of mandatory overtime.
* Memorial Hospital refuses to provide health insurance to domestic partners.
* Memorial Hospital insists that employees use vacation time when a relative dies while the employee is on vacation.
* Memorial Hospital refuses to create a wage scale that would fairly compensate employees based on their experience.
Memorial Hospital UNAP members are united and determined to win the respect and fair treatment that they deserve. On July 21, over 90% of Union members voted to authorize their negotiating team to issue a strike notice to the Hospital, if necessary. On July 24, over 250 Memorial employees picketed outside the Hospital to demand that Memorial show respect for its employees.
On August 4, Union members voted 229 - 58 to reject Memorial Hospital's final offer. The local will continue with its public campaign for a fair contract. The local will also be meeting to discuss issuing a 10-day strike notice.
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