National Nurses United protesting at Fawcett Memorial Hospital Friday said their demands are simple.
No layoffs, no pay cuts, and more protective gear.
I’M WHITNEY WILD, CHANTING FORTHEIR RIGHTS.DOZENS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERSPROTESTED IN FRONT OF FAWCETTMEMORIAL HOSPITAL TODAY.THEY SAY THEY WERE SPEAKING OUTAGAINST UNFAIR WORKINGCONDITIONS.FOUR IN YOUR CORNER’S RACHELLOYD SHARES WHAT THE UNION OFNURSES WANTS.
RACHEL?22-2949-55LLINTRO: NATIONAL NURSES UNITEDSAY THEIR DEMANDS ARE SIMPLE.
NOLAYOFFS.
NO PAY CUTS.
AND MOREPROTECTIVE GEAR.Nats20 PLUS NURSES CHANTED FOR THEIRPATIENTSAND FAIR TREATMENT.NatsAND PEOPLE HONKED TOSUPPORT.JUNE PHILLIPS, A REGISTEREDNURSE AT FAWCETT LED THE CHANTS.Trying to lay off nurses andaids is the worst thing theycould do, because people aresuffering right now.SHE’S WITH NATIONAL NURSESUNITED WHICH SAYS HCAHEALTHCARE, THE COMPANY THATOWNS FAWCETT, HAS THREATENED TOLAY OFF WORKERS AND CUT OTHERS’PAY.
BUT THE COMPANY DENIES IT.ANGEL BAHR STOOD ALONGSIDEPHILLIPS, AND SAYS HER SUPERIORSIGNORE THEIR CONCERNS.It upsets me that the amount oftimes that I’ve spoken tomanagement about the issues,that it just gets shoved underthe rug.ISSUES LIKE CARING FOR TOO MANYPATIENTS AT A TIME.
QUESTIONSSHE ASKS HERSELF AS SHE MENTALLYPREPARES FOR WORK EVERYDAY.How many patients am I going tohave?
Am I going to be able tokeep all my patients safe?ON TOP OF THAT PHILLIPSQUESTIONS IF SHE CAN KEEPHERSELF SAFE WITH LACK OFPROTECTIVE GEAR.
SHE PAINTED THEPICTURE FOR US.Sometimes you go into a room andyou stay in there for a longtime.
And you sweat, and you getout of the room and you feeldazed.
The mask is wet andsoggy, and you need it to bechanged, and they only give youone.A SPOKESPERSON FOR FAWCETTMEMORIAL SAID CLAIMS OFINADEQUATE PPE ARE NOT ACCURATE.I ASKED HER HOW MANY MASKSNURSES GET, AND HAVE NOT HEARDBACK YET.
THEY ALSO SAY THEYHAVEN’T LAID OFF ANYONE, NOR DOTHEY PLAN TO.THEY RELEASED THIS STATEMENTABOUT PANDEMIC PAY.
A PROGRAMTHAT’S BEEN EXTENDED THROUGHJUNE TO KEEP CAREGIVERSEMPLOYED.They said they have pandemicpay.
That pandemic pay isfoolish.
They make that pandemicpay so hard to get.
It’s like amountain that no one can climb.WHEN ASKED ABOUT THESES CL
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