Labor Department officials on Thursday announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, saying they face “grave danger” in the workplace from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
We are pushing forward with negotiations with the hospital. We have now put forth all of our proposals, including increased better staffing language, increased PTO, and many other changes that are deeply important for us and the for the future
Throughout the pandemic, more needed to be done to protect healthcare workers and other essential workers, many of whom are women, people of color and immigrants, who put their lives on the line every day in the past year.
Members of our local voted yesterday to reject the tentative agreement and to go on strike. At tomorrow's meeting, your local leaders will discuss what are next steps and how we can prepare for a strike.
This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on the direction of the negotiation team and the future of YOUR contract. Full explanation of the Union’s and the Medical Center’s proposals will be presented.
I have been at Virtua Health since March but I have been in Emergency Medical Services for more than seven years. Before I worked in EMS, I worked for the psych department. I was trained to an Emergency Medical Technician
I have been a paramedic for the 12 years, including the last six years at Virtua Health. I grew up on the beach and I continue to call the Jersey Shore my home.
I have been an Emergency Services worker for 16 years, including the last 14 years at Virtua Health. I am a husband and father of two children.
I became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) since 1995 and a Paramedic since March 2002. I have been a Virtua Health Paramedic for 19 years. I am a lifelong resident of Burlington County.
I have been a Virtua Paramedic for over 10 years. It is my only medic job ever by choice. I could work closer to home but deliberately love where I work and the people I work with. I am a