The more than 2,000 workers at Cedars, represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize an unfair labor practice strike in May, although an official n…
to authorize an unfair labor practice strike in May, although an official notification has yet to be sent to hospital management.
The hospital said it also provided pay protection for workers whose hours were affected by the pandemic. Jose Sanchez, a lead transporter and chief union steward at Cedars, said the hospital’s most recent labor proposal includes a raise of $1 to $1.50 an hour. The current minimum wage for workers at Cedars is a little over $17 an hour.
“They have repeatedly been negligent in not posting signs for COVID-positive patients,” the 48-year-old Los Angeles resident said. “There have also been times when they said we didn’t have to wear N95 masks. They said surgical masks were enough, but we know that’s not true.
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