Despite the fact that Hollywood Presbyterian members ratified their new contract with management on May 16, the hospital is refusing to implement the new contract, citing a variety of reasons.  First it was that the Union had not officially notified them that the ratification vote had passed.  Then it was that their attorney was out of the country and needed to sign off on language that had been agreed to while he was at the table. And the most recent excuse is that administration has to sign the contract.

The most immediate problem is that the floating clusters changed with this new contract, making ICU a closed area and doing the same for DOU and Telemetry.  However, ICU nurses are still being floated despite the nurses telling staffing that they no longer float out of ICU.

The next problem is going to be that employees due their longevity bonus of $1,000 at years 8, 15, 20 and 25 are going to be held up due to the employer’s intransigence.

The third problem will be the delay in getting the Education Committee, Patient Care Committee, and Health and Safety Committee up and running as the employer is not demonstrating any interest in working together.

The hospital is in direct violation of our contract by continuing with these actions, and charges will be filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).