Obamacare Causing Big Layoff-offs for Union Nurses
Kaiser Permanente and other health providers are putting pressure
on the powerful California Nurses Association (CAN) in negotiations for
reductions in medical staffing and compensation due to the
implementation of California’s version of Obamacare. Union nurses on
Friday tried to launch a new initiative by demanding an extra
compensation supplement and more staffing to be prepared to fight the
Ebola virus.
But just three years after union nurses won huge contract gains by
striking, Obamacare rules that cut patient access to care could now
result in huge nurse layoffs.
Nurses are demanding a form of “risk” pay to prepare to fight Ebola.
They also are demanding improved training, higher staffing levels,
protective gear that exceeds the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) requirements, and an added life insurance benefit.
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