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Union Wins Class-Action Grievance For OR On-Call Nurses!

SEIU Local 1991 has won a class-action grievance for OR on-call nurses!

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. The settlement affects nurses who work an on-call shift and their next scheduled shift falls within 11.5 hours of their on-call shift. Their next shift is to be covered with AD time, not PL time.

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.

Jackson Employees Stand Up For Patient Care at Public Hearing

Fed up with management’s refusal to listen to their concerns, hundreds of Jackson employees packed a public hearing today to warn Miami Dade County Commissioners about the devastating consequences of mass layoffs. Above: Yaakov Reif, RN, and his fellow coworkers from TICU spoke before commissioners during the special hearing on Jackson.

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.

More Information Regarding Jackson Layoffs

We have received some more specific information that includes job classifications on the layoffs announced last week. Click here to see the job classifications in the SEIU bargaining units that are on Carlos Migoya’s layoff plan.

Tallahassee Update

Senate Budget On Thursday, the Senate approved their $70.7 billion budget on a 33-6 vote. The drastic cuts which had originally been proposed in hospital payments from Medicaid were of grave concern to Jackson and other safety-net hospitals. The proposal adopted Thursday cut Medicaid hospital payments across the board. Jackson Health System was disadvantaged byContinue reading “Tallahassee Update”

Information Regarding Furloughs

To clarify the agreement that was reached with management regarding furloughs, the following is actual language in the Memorandum of Understanding that was reached between SEIU Local 1991 and Jackson Health System: · Management has announced its intention to furlough employees for two (2) eight (8) hour shifts during the month of February 2012 whereContinue reading “Information Regarding Furloughs”

The Miami Herald: FIU’s role increasing, UM’s changing at Jackson Health System

By John Dorschner jdorschner@MiamiHerald.com Jackson Health System leadership agreed Friday to what a board member called an “historic” agreement with Florida International University while paving the road for a completely new relationship with the University of Miami.A committee of Jackson’s governing board approved a plan to bring doctors from FIU into Jackson Memorial Hospital forContinue reading “The Miami Herald: FIU’s role increasing, UM’s changing at Jackson Health System”

Local 1991 Members Meeting with Miami Dade Commissioners About Jackson

For the past month, Jackson’s nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals have been meeting with Miami Dade Commissioners to give our elected officials an up-close look at what’s happening inside our public hospital. During the meetings, caregivers have been sharing their perspectives on the current status of various units throughout Jackson. They are also discussing theContinue reading “Local 1991 Members Meeting with Miami Dade Commissioners About Jackson”