United in UHW-SEIU, hospital workers are winning big in these uncertain times--fighting layoffs and winning new contracts. Just take a look...
Raises, Rewards, Respect for UHW Members in Modesto
UHW-SEIU members who work for Hospital Housekeeping Systems at Tenet's Doctor's Medical Center of Modesto just won BIG improvements to pay, benefits, and respect on the job in their new contract. This is our FIRST contract with HHS, yet members won raises of 3.5 to 7.5 percent, a wage scale to reward experience, call-in pay, new shift differentials, and improvements to the call-off and cancellation system, and more.
"It wasn't easy to win in these tough economic times, but we stayed united and fought for real improvements. That's the strength of UHW-SEIU!"
--Ciara Mainard, bargaining team member
"This is our FIRST contract for HHS workers, and we won raises and new respect for our work. Just think what we could do is every HHS worker united with us. I'm ready to fight for that!"
--Rebecca Ruiz, bargaining team member and steward
Staying Strong and United to Fight Layoffs
Many healthcare workers think of our jobs as "recession-proof," but because of the economic downturn, many hospitals are cutting patient care staff. At both Providence St. Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) and Encino Medical Center (Encino), UHW-SEIU members stood strong when management announced layoffs. By sticking together and enforcing our contract, we were able to get our members back to work full-time, and got administrative pay for many--to help fill in the gaps while we fought for these jobs.
"In these scary times, it's good to know we have each other's back. Let's continue to stay strong!"
--Teresa Jadoc, CNA
"There's no way any of us could have fought these layoffs alone. Together in UHW-SEIU, we have that strength."
--Mandeep Atwal, CNA
"God bless the union. Because we're united, we all still have a job!"
--Elsa Navarrete, TCU
