CASTRO VALLEY, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 28, the leadership of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 250, took represented employees at Eden Medical Center out on strike. The union represents 300 housekeepers, food service workers, unit clerks, nursing assistants, licensed vocational nurses and clerical employees, including full time, part time, on-call and per-diem workers. This work stoppage does not include registered nurses or physicians.
In a stunning show of discontent with the union, 67% of those employees represented by SEIU have chosen to report to work. These union-represented employees are taking an unprecedented move to hold a press conference, stating they are upset by the union's tactics and posturing and want to share their side of this story.
WHO: SEIU-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT HONORING THE UNION'S STRIKE AND HAVE REPORTED TO WORK TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE WHEN: MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006 10:30 a.m. WHERE: EDEN MEDICAL CENTER Conference Room A (ground floor) 20103 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley
Please note: Per hospital policy, media must check in with the hospital's Public Relations Department, (510) 727-2720. This event is not being held by the hospital, but approval has been granted for the employees to host the press conference in the hospital. Any further photography or interviews within the hospital must go through the Public Relations Department.
Eden Medical Center EmployeesCONTACT: Monday, Celeste James, Eden Medical Center Central SupplyServices, or Kim Lamb, Eden Medical Center Emergency Department Secretary,+1-510-537-1234
