Dignity Health System Negotiations Spur Workers To Picket At St. John’s
At the heart of the workers' frustration is a proposed contract changes that would cut pension contributions, freeze wages and offer a 1 percent bonus instead of raises.
Ventura County Star:
St. John’s Workers Protest In Front Of Oxnard Hospital
More than 100 hospital workers picketed over contract issues Tuesday in front of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. The informational picket, triggered by negotiations being held across the massive Dignity Health system, was organized by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West. The union represents more than 400 workers at the Oxnard hospital, ranging from housekeeping staff to surgical technicians. Registered nurses are part of a different union. (Kisken, 8/2)
In other news —
LA Daily News:
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Dr. Dev GnanaDev Elected To Top Medical Board Post
Longtime area surgeon and health care leader Dr. Dev GnanaDev has been elected president of the Medical Board of California, the state agency that licenses and disciplines medical doctors. GnanaDev, who is associate medical director and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, was originally appointed to the board by Gov. Jerry Brown, in 2011. As president, GnanaDev said he would focus on the opioid abuse epidemic. (Steinberg, 8/3)