Salt Lake City VA union members rallied outside of the George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City over staffing shortages and pay issues.
SALT LAKE CITY — As snow fell and vehicles screamed past the sidewalk outside the George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, often kicking up water and slush, Rob Johnson and a group of union members persisted through it.
"We're trying to make sure that social workers have got rights. We want to make sure that they can come under our contract as a charter," Johnson said. "We want an 8.7% raise. We've never gotten any type of real adjustment to our pay here at the VA." Inadequate pay, combined with a monthslong hiring process, Johnson said, combine to create a slippery slope that leads to understaffed hospitals.
"We will never strike against the VA, ever. We're very loyal to our veterans. The people that work inside those walls are very, very veteran-orientated," Johnson said. "We'll never quit our jobs, no matter what the cost."
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