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Hon. David Bonior, Former U.S. House Democratic Whip, to Moderate Forum on Positive and Negative Labor Relations in the Northern California Hospital Industry

Posted on: Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 12:00 CDT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hon. David Bonior, former U.S. House Democratic Whip and Chair of American Rights at Work, will moderate a public forum on positive and negative labor relations in the Northern California hospital industry, Tuesday, September 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Koret Auditorium on the lower level of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), San Francisco.

The forum will focus on three panels, two detailing the history and progress of industry-leading labor accords at Kaiser Permanente and Catholic Healthcare West, and a third detailing the circumstances of the ongoing labor discord at Sutter Health. All of the panels will address not only workforce conditions, but their impacts upon the patients and communities served by these hospital systems.

Each of the panels will feature caregivers belonging to SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West along with union officers, with the Kaiser and CHW panels also featuring management representatives. The event will be introduced by SEIU-UHW President Sal Rosselli.

American Rights at Work is the leading national advocacy group working to advance democracy in the workplace by strengthening employees' rights to organize and bargain collectively with employers.

Who: Hon. David Bonior, Former U.S. House Democratic Whip Chair, American Rights at Work What: Forum on Positive and Negative Labor Relations in the Northern California Hospital Industry When: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Where: Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), San Francisco

The 140,000-member SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West is the largest healthcare union in the western United States and represents every type of healthcare worker, including nurses, professional, technical and service workers.

Contact: Thea Lavin of SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West, +1-510-520-7732.

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West

CONTACT: Thea Lavin of SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West,+1-510-520-7732

Web site: http://www.seiu-uhw.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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