Last-Minute Intervention by Assemblyman Mullin Leads to Cooling-Off Period
MILLBRAE, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Healthcare workers
at Emmanuel Millbrae Convalescent Hospital called off their planned three-day
strike on Monday, after Assemblyman Gene Mullin asked them to give the
facility's ownership another chance at working out a solution that preserves
workers' rights to stand up for improved resident care.
Caregivers at the nursing home, who are members of SEIU United Healthcare
Workers-West, had announced last week their plan to strike and picket the home
for three days over the actions of the new owners, A&C Health Care Services,
which healthcare workers feel have jeopardized the level of care at Emmanuel
Millbrae.
Healthcare workers have raised concerns that the actions of A&C Health
Care Services could threaten resident care at the 140-bed nursing home. For
example, the same company operates Camden Convalescent Hospital in Campbell,
where over the last two years, inspectors have found widespread problems with
fire safety and pharmacy services.
Caregivers at Emmanuel Millbrae launched a previous, 24-hour strike in
February over unfair labor practices at the facility, including the unjust
firing of pro-union workers and unilateral reductions in benefits and paid
time off. The complaint related to those charges is still pending with the
National Labor Relations Board, and a hearing has been scheduled for April 21.
The 150,000-member SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West is the largest
hospital and healthcare union in the western United States and represents
every type of healthcare worker, including nurses, professional, technical and
service classifications. Our mission is to achieve high-quality healthcare for
all.
CONTACT: Mason Stockstill
(510) 206-8247
SOURCE SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West
Mason Stockstill of SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, +1-510-206-8247
