“Not a win, not a loss.” That was one union leader’s assessment of Tuesday night’s DC City Council vote on the East End Hospital bill.
Added another, “We’re healthcare unions but we’re also healthcare advocates and this bill doesn’t solidify quality union jobs or quality healthcare for the residents of Wards 7 and 8.” The Council passed a substitution amendment which bypasses the certificate of need process, and includes provisions requiring Howard University to reach an affiliation agreement with other institutions to allow Howard doctors to continue to train med students. If there’s no agreement by June 30, there’s no deal with Universal Health Services, which will be building the new hospital. Also approved were amendments requiring UHS to hire union members for at least 50% of the nonsupervisory workforce at the new hospital in southeast DC and that UHS, SEIU and DCNA negotiate neutrality agreements for organizing campaigns at the new hospital. On today’s labor calendar, Airline catering workers will rally for higher wages at Dulles Airport at noon today; then at 1, tune in – and call in -- to this week’s edition of Your Rights at Work here on WPFW; complete details at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 2005, thousands of workers began what was to be a 2-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues. The strike violated the state’s Taylor Law; TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint was jailed for ten days and the union was fined $2.5 million. Today’s labor quote is by Roger Toussaint, who said “An agreement will never ever, ever, ever be resolved by fear and intimidation.” Union City Radio is supported by Union Plus, which offers special rebates for union members shopping for a new car or truck this holiday season. Visit unionplus.org to find out more.
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