Local 1991 members stood outside the W South Beach Hotel to protest Carnival Cruise Lines during their shareholders meeting on Wednesday, April 11th. A crowd of people gathered outside the hotel to demand that Carnival Cruise Lines — which generates about $2 billion a year yet pays 1% in taxes — pay their fair share.
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MANAGEMENT’S LAYOFF PLAN IS A DISASTER!
Jackson’s management has once again shown a tremendous lack of respect for frontline caregivers and other employees by not discussing the layoff plan with us or seeking input before issuing the devastating and life-changing layoff letters to employees.
IT IS MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR REMARKABLY ILL-CONCEIVED LAYOFF PLAN!
Local 1991 Member Participates in Historic Civil Rights March
Local 1991 member Danielle Fleurme, RN, recently joined thousands of other SEIU members and labor activities for the Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama. The event re-enacted the Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama and highlighted new attacks on voting rights, immigrants’ rights, workers’ rights and education.
Use Your PL Time for Last Eight Hours of Furlough
If you would like to pay for your last 8 hours of furlough with PL time, please click here to obtain the form. Please notify us if you were asked to do more than 16 hours of furlough time in February by contacting your union rep or email daniella@seiu1991.org
Read the Letter to CEO Carlos Migoya Regarding Media on Campus
CEO Carlos Migoya recently issued a policy prohibiting employees from participating in media interviews while on Jackson property, even when employees are off-duty. Our union attorneys responded with a letter to Migoya, asking him to retract the policy immediately, citing First Amendment Rights. To read the letter to Migoya, click here.
CHAIRMAN MARTINEZ GRANTS OUR REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON JACKSON LAYOFFS!
Chairman Joe Martinez grants our union’s request for a public hearing as hundreds of Jackson employees, patients and community supporters rally on March 6th outside the Miami-Dade Commission Meeting!
Statement From President Martha Baker, RN, Regarding Jackson Layoffs
“We are appalled with today’s announcement of massive layoffs at Jackson. This is what you get when you hire a billionaire banker and then cut him loose to take a chainsaw to healthcare in Miami-Dade County. It’s unbelievable that he wouldn’t consult the nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals — who have sacrificed out of their pockets to keep Jackson afloat — about how his plan to ‘right size’ the system might harm patient care. We have no idea how Mr. Migoya thinks patient care can be maintained with such drastic cuts to frontline caregivers.” – SEIU Local 1991 President Martha Baker, RN
Check Out Pictures From Nurse Lobby Day 2012!
This year’s Nurse Lobby Day event reminded us all of the importance of staying politically engaged. Several of our members stood up for their patients and fellow coworkers by traveling to Tallahassee with us to fight for legislation that made a difference in the future of our profession and our public hospital. Whether it wasContinue reading “Check Out Pictures From Nurse Lobby Day 2012!”
Tentative Agreement Reached!
Above: President Martha Baker, RN, shakes hands with Jackson CFO Mark Knight at the end of today’s bargaining session. Ratification voting will take place February 14, 15, and 16, 2012.