While the American people are honoring hospital workers for all they do, behind the scenes, hospital executives are demanding that Highlands ARH workers take permanent pay cuts.
ARH took $47M in government bailout money. Not only that, ARH CEO Joe Grossman recently made three quarters of a million dollars in one year.
Stand with hospital workers in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Sign your name at the link above to say you are with them as they stand together. #ProtectAllWorkers
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Honoring Your Work During Nurses Month: A Message From President Becky Williams: "For over a year, you have been on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. I personally want to say thank you for your brave work during this unprecedented time of crisis."
"As nurses, you have always been heroes — for your families and the public. I know you have seen the pandemic in a way not many would understand. You have also spoken out for protective equipment, hazard pay, and safe staffing, all while saving lives and providing vital care."
"This crisis has proven once again how important it is for working people and nurses to have a voice at work. Together, nurses as Union members will continue to speak out for safe staffing, quality care, and the dignity that nurses everywhere deserve."
"The pandemic exposed long-standing problems in the nursing home industry that stem from chronic understaffing and underspending on care for residents — problems often motivated by owners who place profit-seeking above their residents' welfare." #Unionnewsday.com/opinion/corona…
"Understaffing, for example, is possible — and profitable — because the U.S. regulatory system charged with ensuring that nursing homes provide safe care has failed." #SafeStaffingSavesLives
"Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee has held hearings on the role of private equity in nursing homes. Such investors have decided that nursing homes can be profit centers, and they buy them with the intent of squeezing out more money." #UnionsForAll
Investing in our care infrastructure will create 6,000 good paying jobs in West Virginia and benefit consumers who need home-based care. #CareIsEssential#CareCantWait
"Staffing shortages were a problem in the industry long before the pandemic, but COVID-19 exacerbated the problem. Many workers left the field, and new workers were reluctant to take their place and risk getting sick." #UnionsForAllcincinnati.com/story/news/202…
"COVID-19 made working in a nursing home one of the deadliest jobs in America, according to an analysis of federal data by Scientific American magazine."
"Being short-staffed can mean nursing home workers take on more responsibilities than they normally would and can lead to staff getting overworked. When workers get tired, they might pay less attention to infection control measures that protect themselves and residents."
“I am a product of Cincinnati State and graduated with an Accounting degree, in addition to a Supply-Chain Management degree,” said Melissa Scott, an Executive Board member with SEIU District 1199 and Purchasing Assistant at Cincinnati State since 1999.
“We want to be a beacon of light for the students. It is important for Cincinnati State to let the workers in the bargaining unit know that they are appreciated and deserving."
“My children all live in other states because there is nothing here for them, there is nothing there for them we need to have a reason for them to stay in their home state,” said Tully."