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Hospital Workers Stand up to Bosses
Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 8:55PM CHICAGO — A hospital on the west side promotes itself as a “national model for urban health care delivery,” but is chronically understaffed. Understaffing and speeding up workers helps the bosses save money, but they also undercut the medical care workers provide to patients. Since most of the patient population is black and Latin in this part of Chicago, understaffing helps continue racist oppression. But workers here are fighting back!
A letter was circulated that explained how understaffing and a lack of equipment are risks to patient safety, and it requested that additional staff in the Respiratory Care Dept. be hired. Over sixty workers signed the letter, which was given to the chief operating officer and board of directors at their annual meeting.
The bosses were angry and embarrassed that workers dared to present grievances at their board meeting. They were more concerned about being exposed and humiliated than about the rotten conditions faced by workers and their patients every day. They subsequently decided to interview all the signatories to the letter and question each person as to how inadequate staffing levels could be solved. Most workers responded by telling them to hire more workers.
