Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Workers Attend Hospital Board Meeting to Show Unity for Fair Contract
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Mayor Sharon Thomas and community members add their voice to fairness.
(Pottstown) Workers at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center will make their presence known at the upcoming PMMC board meeting, today at 7 PM in Pottstown. They will be joined by members of the community who support a fair contract that preserves quality jobs and quality care at the community hospital.
Workers at PMMC have been negotiating a new contract with Community Health Systems (CHS), the national for-profit hospital chain, for months. CHS is proposing to significantly raise healthcare costs, including tripling premiums for their employees while slashing pension benefits
“For 30 yrs I have worked hard to provide quality care to the community, please support me and my co-workers to continue to have access to quality affordable healthcare by helping us achieve a fair contract,” said Cecilia Elli, Med Tech at PMMC.
The board meeting is scheduled for October 26 at 7:00 PM in the Chestmont Professional Building, Classroom #1 at 13 Armand Hammer Blvd in Pottstown.
Who: Hospital workers, Mayor Sharon Thomas, and local supporters
What: Hospital workers and community members calling on the PMMC board to support access to affordable, quality health care for themselves and their families.
When: Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM
Where: Chestmont Professional Building, Classroom #1 13 Armand Hammer Blvd.
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SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania is the state’s largest and fastest growing union of health care workers representing 20,000 nurses, nursing assistants, hospital workers and home care attendants. The union is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), representing over 2 million workers across the country.
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