11/16: Protest the layoff of all CNA's at a facility in San Pablo

Join us for a demonstration to protest the layoff of all certified nursing assistants at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo

On October 31, with absolutely no notice, all 61 Certified Nursing Assistants were handed individual sized boxes of Kleenex and told to go home to be laid off.

By laying off some of the lowest paid workers at the hospital without 60 days notice management violated the California WARN Act, and we have filed a lawsuit. They also violated their duty under our contract to “exercise effort to avoid layoffs,” and we’ve demanded expedited arbitration. They also violated the Meyers Millias Brown Act by refusing to bargain with the union over the decision and over the effects on other workers who had all the CNAs’ patient care workload dumped on them.

It’s a rotten way to treat dedicated caregivers before the holidays.
It’s a rotten way to care for patients, and
It’s a rotten way to respond to the community, the labor movement and healthcare advocates that have financially supported Doctors Medical Center.

Please join us for a demonstration to say talk to the workers union and to the community like you should and bring back the nursing assistants now!

Date: Wednesday, November 16
Time: Noon
Place: Doctors Medical Center, 2000 Vale Road San Pablo


SEIU United Healthcare Workers West
560-Thomas L. Berkley Way., Oakland, CA 94612 w (510) 587-4517 w http://www.seiu-uhw.org