Citing “unfair labor practices as well as employee and patient safety concerns, short-staffing and low wages,” members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are planning to stage a weeklong strike starting at 5 a.m. Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
“Employees are also concerned about receiving basic protections to ensure patient and worker safety. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was recently issued a hospital safety grade of 'D' by the independent consumer healthcare watchdog, the Leapfrog group. The ‘D’ rating is a downgrade from Cedars’ previous safety rating of 'C,' which was issued in Spring 2021.”
“Earlier this month, Cedars-Sinai employees held a picket in protest of the hospital's threat to workers and patients after Cal/OSHA issued the hospital seven citations for violating OSHA regulations designed to protect workplace safety,'' the union statement said."Four of the citations were classified as serious health and safety violations related to COVID-19 prevention.
“In our latest round of bargaining, Cedars-Sinai rejected our proposals on PPE stockpiles, COVID exposure notifications, keeping pregnant and immunocompromised workers away from COVID patients and other safety measures. We're asking for basic workplace protections and respect for the lives and health of caregivers and patients.”
Her statement went on to say:"We respect the rights of SEIU-UHW members to take this step. The most effective way to reach a fair agreement, however, is for both parties to stay at the bargaining table and finish negotiations.''
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