PERB AFFIRMS RIGHT OF UC PATIENT CARE WORKERS TO STRIKE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2013
CONTACT: Todd Stenhouse, [email protected],
(916) 397-1131
PERB AFFIRMS RIGHT OF UC PATIENT CARE WORKERS TO STRIKE
AFSCME 3299 ISSUES STATEMENT ON PERB DETERMINATION TO ENJOIN FEWER THAN 120 PATIENT CARE WORKERS
Oakland: In response to the Public Employment Relations Board’s (PERB) determination that it will seek a limited temporary injunction enjoining fewer than 120 (out of nearly 13,000) Patient Care Technical Workers from participating in next week’s planned strike of University of California Medical Facilities, AFSCME 3299 President Kathryn Lybarger has issued the following statement:
“We are pleased that the PERB has affirmed the right of UC Patient Care Technical Workers to strike, and has produced a determination that is both consistent with the spirit of AFSCME 3299’s Patient Protection Measures, and holds UC accountable for its refusal to cooperate with our good faith efforts to ensure patient safety. That said, we are disappointed that the PERB’s proposed limited injunction unnecessarily covers nearly two dozen patient care workers that would have been available to meet emergent needs through our Patient Protection Task Force.”
Read the PERB’s Determination letter and Complaint Here: https://afscme3299.org/documents/Letter-Court-Complaint.pdf
Earlier this week, AFSCME 3299 detailed its own plans for ensuring patient safety during its planned strike on May 21st and 22nd. This plan included voluntary exemption from strike activities of many of the workers included in PERB’s determination.
Read about AFSCME 3299’s Patient Protection Plan here: https://afscme3299.org/2013/05/15/with-uc-strike-looming-afscme-details-patient-protection-plan/
UC Patient Care Technical Workers include Respiratory Therapists, Nursing Aides, MRI Technologists, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Surgical Technicians, Diagnostic Sonographers, Pathology Lab Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, Hospital Assistants, and many others.
