California: Unions File Labor Complaint vs Tenent Healthcare
According to Reuters:
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Two health-care worker unions have filed for injunctive relief in a dispute over health benefits against Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), one of the biggest U.S. hospital chains.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers-West and SEIU Local 121RN said on Wednesday they filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against 14 California hospitals and Tenet for failure to bargain over changes to the health plan.
The unions, which represent nearly 7,000 California nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare workers, said Tenet has backtracked on a June deal on maintaining all health benefits and costs.
A spokesman for Tenet, one of the biggest publicly traded hospital companies, called the claims "simply untrue" and said the groups had an agreement in concept, not details...click to continue.
