Employees at Sharp Grossmont Hospital voted last week to unionize. Local organizers say it's a big win for workers and their organization.
San Diego’s only East County hospital has voted to unionize an additional 1,458 health care workers. The new union under SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West covers a variety of positions including certified nursing assistants, pharmacy technicians and respiratory therapists. Registered nurses are already represented by a separate union.
"I’ve been with Sharp since 2015 and my reason for joining a union is to have a voice," said Joni Vargas, a phlebotomist at Sharp Grossmont."I want to see changes that fill the needs for staffing, better pay and worker safety." "Sharp is indeed hiring and we offer wages and benefits that are competitive in the San Diego market," said Sharp spokesperson John Cihomsky."We also continually review compensation across the San Diego region in health care to ensure we remain competitive with other systems."
"We went from living in a little apartment in Lakeside and they became homeowners — the American dream happened to them," Serrano said."It affected my life growing up so much, I can see that in my coworkers. These coworkers that are working so many hours — some other jobs — they’re healthcare workers. They should have money to put a roof over their head."
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