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Strike at UC medical centers continues; more picketing Wednesday
As the afternoon wore on, the number of union members on the picket lines at the University of California medical centers started to thin. But hundreds of workers concerned about staffing levels and pension reforms planned to continue striking...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace, Unions, AFSCME
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Disasters and Accidents, Unions
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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Health Treatments, Unions
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Oklahoma tornado: Hospital 'code black' before flood of patients
The injured children came into the Children's Hospital at the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City fast. So fast that the hospital set up a triage center in its own facility. "Every once in a while, a trauma trickles into the emergency...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Broken Bones, Long Island, Hypothermia
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: Interior Policy, Dwayne Johnson, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Biotechnology, Health Treatments
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In Bakersfield, a muted response to beating by deputies
BAKERSFIELD — After the last twisting drop of the Grapevine pass, the road stretches flat out past fields, fast-food restaurants and tractor lots to this Central Valley city that likes to emphasize that it's different from the rest of California....
Tags: FBI, Religion and Belief, Witnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Justice System, Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace
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Letters: Putting a price on healthcare
Re "Cedars stands out for steep pricing," May 17 Casting aspersions on some hospitals for exorbitant pricing gives the impression that some facilities actually "profit" from such practices. Without going into the variances in operating costs among small...Tags: Prices
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Vermont governor signs 'death with dignity' measure
With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Palliative Care, Peter Shumlin
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Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The unions must maintain a minimum level of staffing among certain units,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Judges, Heart Problems
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Oklahoma tornado 'was a monster'
Rescuers sifted through debris in a desperate search for survivors Monday night after a massive tornado battered the Oklahoma City area, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring 120. The toll was expected to rise. With 200-mph...
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