Millionaire Banker Carlos Migoya has it all: Smart, well-connected, very rich … In fact, he is now the highest paid public official in Miami-Dade County, with an annual salary of more than $600,000. But this banker — appointed through community connections and back door chats — is running our public hospital into the ground. Migoya has no prior experience in managing a hospital, yet he is in charge of Jackson Health System, Miami’s Medical Miracle.
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Jackson’s Nurses and Doctors Call On Marlins To Share Revenue From Glitzy, New Taxpayer-funded Stadium
Today, our members gathered outside DTC at Jackson Memorial Hospital to officially asked the Miami Marlins baseball team to use their revenues at the new publicly financed stadium to match, dollar-for-dollar, our $36 million financial sacrifice we are offering to save Jackson.
Carlos Migoya Takes a Cheap Shot! Let’s Stand United!
Carlos Migoya took a cheap shot at employees today by sending out an email announcing furloughs for all employees. We believe this is an illegal action and cannot be implemented. It is merely a bargaining maneuver that he probably thinks will cause the employee unions to meet his demands for concessions. Employees should not panic!
Union Members Demand Answers On Dropped Healthplan Doctors
A group of 35 SEIU 1991 members stormed the office of senior vice president Fernando Salgado on Friday afternoon to demand answers about why their doctors have been dropped from the JMH healthplan without any notification.
IT’S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE: MANAGEMENT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!
At the bargaining session today, our bargaining team offered several proposals that respond the financial crisis at Jackson, but demand guarantees that we will get the money back if it is not used to actually fix Jackson and make it a sustainable system that does not sacrifice quality patient care. “We will only give ourContinue reading “IT’S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE: MANAGEMENT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!”
After Eight Town hall Meetings, Not ONE Person Asking to Privatize Jackson
Find Out What Happened at Commissioner Bruno Barreiro’s Town Hall Meeting! Above: Member Keith Buehner asks a question during the public hearing at Hispanic Branch Library.
You Can Make A Difference in Jackson’s Future on Tuesday, Aug. 16th!
We all have a chance to make a real difference in Jackson’s future on Tuesday, August 16th when a critical decision will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting hosted by Commissioner Rebeca Sosa. Above: Members have been attending townhall meetings to urge elected officials to keep Jackson public.
Comm. Audrey Edmonson Hosts Tonight’s Townhall Meeting
Come to tonight’s meeting and invite your friends, family and neighbors. Our community needs to show support for our public hospital.