Striking Workers To Picket Red Cross Monday
Friday, June 3, 2011(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Striking nurses and donor collection staff who work for the
American Red Cross (ARC) in Philadelphia and South Jersey will rally outside the
ARC’s Downtown headquarters at 12P on Monday,
June 6 to fight for a contract that “addresses key issues of
staffing, scheduling, training and collective bargaining rights,” report
Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) representatives. “While we
remain committed to a settlement, we are determined to take a stand for the
safety of our workers, our donors and ultimately the person getting the blood,"
says Renee Conyers, a donor collection staff at the ARC and president of the
technical unit of HPAE Local 5103. “It is unfortunate that our local Red Cross
is following the lead of their national, focused instead on their $2 billion
bottom line.” Click
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