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Help fight against local union busting!
Join us for canvassing today!This morning and this afternoon,
Saturday, August 8th at 9:30 am and
at 3pm... Join us at 29th and Stark
to do some canvassing. We will be targeting
at 3pm... Join us at 29th and Stark
to do some canvassing. We will be targeting
the neighborhood around Laurelhurst village to
raise awareness and reach out to the community.
Elizabeth Lehr ask that you try to find time to do a little walking.
Many of you are aware that workers
at Laurelhurst Village nursing home on
33rd and Stark have been organizing a
union at their facility since late February
in order to improve the living and working
conditions at their nursing home.
Workers had built a majority in support
of the union by late March when Laurelhurst
management took drastic measures to curtail
their campaign. Workers have been written up,
suspended, and one was
Elizabeth Lehr was fired only three days after
demonstrating public support for the union while
attending a delegation to the employer to show
support for a fellow coworker who was also disciplined
for union activity.
Workers at Laurelhurst deserve a fair process
if they hope to have a fighting chance of building
a union and negotiating over wages, benefits,
and working conditions.
Management's decision to illegally fire Elizabeth has
had a chilling affect on these workers' efforts.
Help us raise community awareness and make
Laurelhurst Village accountable....
We have two shifts, one at 9:30 AM and One at 2:30 pm...
Help us send a message! Those who believe in working families
rights... come by 2950 SE Stark to Join us.
Laurelhurst should become good stewards of taxpayer money,
they should reinstate Elizabeth Lehr, and stop sytematically intimidating
their employees.
Real Heathcare Reform, and Education Reform, and Free Choce may
hang in the balance. If we do not stand up now, then when?
“I am organizing because I believe the employees of Laurelhurst Village who take care of and love our residents should be able to take care of their own needs as well. We should have health insurance and living wages. Our opinions should be heard and respected. We should have the right to advocated for ourselves and for our residents without being punished by our boss."
— Elizabeth Lehr
http://www.seiu503.org/politics/
"I want to express the heartfelt appreciation of all Laurelhurst Village employees and residents to this community for all it has done," said Guillermo Galarreta, a Local 503 organizer. "...Now we have to keep the pressure on until employees gain a voice toward improving their own working conditions as well as the quality of resident care they are able to provide."Laurelhurst is owned by Farmington Centers, headquartered in Southwest Portland, which manages two nursing facilities, 13 assisted living facilities, seven memory-care facilities and eight independent residential living facilities in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Its latest Medicare inspection rating was one star out of a possible five, well below average. Farmington Centers nursing homes reported a profit of $2.9 million from 2006 to 2008.Inspectors identified rampant violations including six incidents of resident harm, including one incident of abuse, at Laurelhurst from 2006 to 2008 and documented 40 violations of state and federal rules and regulations at Farmington Centers nursing homes from 2007 to 2008 including fecal impaction, pressure sores, significant weight loss, inadequate care after falls, medication errors, and failure to follow physician orders.
You can e-mail Elizabeth for more information at lehrelizabeth@gmail.com
or if you have her number, give her a call (One can get her number from organizers at JWJ)
More info available at:
SEIU Local 503 OPEU PO Box 12159 1730 Commercial St SE Salem OR 97309
Opportunities for local activism this week!
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