Union suing HCA over flu shots
By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:39 am
The Service Employees International Union says the country’s biggest hospital operator can’t unilaterally require employees to wear surgical masks if they haven’t been immunized against the H1N1 virus.
Union officials say the policy should have been subject to negations since it affects employment terms, but HCA has declined to bargain. HCA officials said the policy is part of their comprehensive infection-control program to protect workers and patients, and they plan to continue moving forward with it.
Tags: HCA Inc., hospital management, litigation, organized labor, public safety, Service Employees International Union, the flu
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Another SEIU power play to show how important they
are. Their unwavering support for the current
President embols them to leverage more bargaining
rights than the law does or should allow. HCA needs
to let them know management still retains a small
amount of authority in the operation of their business and hospitals!
What an ego, the next thing you know the unio will want to consult prior to an operation. You wonder why union have declined in numbers? POWER HUNGRY.