Teamsters Call on McLaren Flint Hospital to Prioritize Frontline Workers
Teamsters Local 332 represents the technical bargaining unit at McLaren Flint Hospital in Michigan, which includes respiratory therapists and radiology workers–critical frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The union is speaking out against excessive executive compensation and calling for increased protections for these workers. Read more here.
Teamsters Survey Reveals Worker Concerns with PPE, Lack of Info From Management
(WASHINGTON) – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has spread and intensified across the United States in the last few weeks, hospital workers say that they are still being forced to ration protective gear and it is hard to get vital information about the workplace from their employers. In a new survey by the International Brotherhood […]
Stop Silencing Doctors: A Clinician Manifesto
Mid-Michigan nurse describes what life is like on the front lines
GENESEE COUNTY (WJRT) (04/07/2020) – As leaders try to search for ways to better protect healthcare workers, severe damage has already been done. At least 700 members of the Henry Ford Health System have tested positive for the illness. Also, according to Bridge Magazine, 1,500 workers are off the job after showing symptoms in the Beaumont […]
Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Their Job
Hospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions. Read the full article here.