Several SEIU Local 1991 nurses gave well-articulated and passionate testimonies before Jackson’s nursing leadership on July 12th about the need for a safe staffing ratios policy in Jackson’s Med/Surg units and the South Wing 7 mini-unit at Jackson Main.
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SEIU Local 1991 Joins Other Organizations to Celebrate Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision
On Friday, June 29th, Local 1991 joined other organizations for a press conference to respond to the landmark US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the sweeping national health reform legislation that has improved the lives of millions, including our patients at Jackson Health System.
Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act!
Today, the US Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as fully constitutional, including expansion of care to 32 million Americans, a range of consumer protections from insurance company abuses, the creation of competitive marketplaces in states for individuals to purchase lower cost insurance, and quality of care improvements.
The Miami Herald: Chair of Jackson Health System pushes for revised board
The Charter Review Task Force has rejected a proposal to create a new governing board for Jackson Health System, but Marcos Lapciuc, Jackson’s board chairman, is continuing to push for a revised governing structure to replace the present Financial Recovery Board, which is scheduled to sunset next spring.
Candidate Screenings Update
On Monday and Tuesday, SEIU Local 1991 representatives joined with other labor unions in the rigorous screening process for candidates that are running for Miami-Dade County Commission and Florida House of Representatives candidates for District 113. Members Denise Glass, R.N. and Omayra Hernandez, R.N. along with Local 1991 Political Coordinator Matthew Land screened these candidatesContinue reading “Candidate Screenings Update”
Miami Herald Op-Ed: “Jackson’s reinvention in the making”
Wonders happen at Jackson Health System. The teenager saved after being shot through the head with a spear gun. The baby whose life-threatening tumor was removed before she was even born. The ailing Army veteran who received a kidney from her daughter just in time for Mother’s Day. The homeless man whose face is being put back together after a vicious attack on the MacArthur Causeway.
Meet Your New Jackson North Union Stewards!
Congratulations to the Newly Elected Union Stewards at Jackson North! Unit/Location First Name Last Name JNMC ACC OutPatient Surgery Marilou Ortega JNMC ER Darling Dorismond JNMC ER Sterling Jackson JNMC ICU Donna Bent JNMC ICU Norma Sutherland JNMC Lab-CATH Ann Wroy Etienne JNMC Labor & Delivery Ridza Albert JNMC Labor & Delivery Judith Bivins JNMCContinue reading “Meet Your New Jackson North Union Stewards!”
VICTORY FOR JACKSON! – Proposal to Change Hospital’s Governance Structure FAILS!
Today was a huge victory for the people of Miami-Dade County and our ongoing fight to keep Jackson Health System public! At the final Charter Review Task Force meeting, the controversial, rushed proposal to change Jackson’s governance structure – which had serious implications for the future of our public hospital – FAILED in a 7-4 vote. This latest win illustrates the power of our community when we unite in the fight to preserve our public hospital.
The Miami Herald: “Should government hospitals be sold?”
The debate over the future of Florida’s government-owned hospitals will play out Wednesday in Hollywood Memorial as hospital leaders hold a legislatively mandated public meeting to discuss the “possible benefits” of the sale of the $1 billion Memorial Healthcare System.
Local 1991 Wins Back PL Time for OR On-Call Nurses
SEIU Local 1991 scored a major victory in winning a class-action grievance for OR on-call nurses after management had violated a longstanding past practice for compensating nurses in the OR who were on-call. The union had filed a grievance and the issue was resolved on Monday, March 26th, with management recognizing the past practice. TheContinue reading “Local 1991 Wins Back PL Time for OR On-Call Nurses”