From the OFNHP/AFT — As the PeaceHealth Southwest and St. John strike by Tech, Service, Maintenance and Lab Professionals continues, AFT President Randi Weingarten will be on the strike line for a rally at noon today. Join them at PeaceHealth Southwest (400 NE Mother Joseph Pl. in Vancouver, Wash.) or watch live via Facebook.
TAKE A STAND — All union members and community supporters are invited to join the picket lines at both PeaceHealth Southwest and PeaceHealth St. John (1615 Delaware St. in Longview). The strike began Monday and continues through Friday, with OFNHP members returning to work on Saturday, Oct. 28.
From Labor Notes — To fix short-staffing, raise wages, PeaceHealth strikers say — Ultrasound technologist Shawna Ross has worked at PeaceHealth for 40 years—yet her take-home pay now is lower than it was decades ago. “It makes me feel less appreciated, and that my expertise is not respected,” she said. Her department has an excess of “travelers,” contract workers hired temporarily to fill empty positions, who make far more than regular union-represented staff.
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