Workers Secure Significant Wage Increases,
Teamsters Health Care Coverage
WATSONVILLE, Calif., July 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Watsonville Community Hospital
represented by Teamsters Local 853 have voted unanimously to ratify
a collective bargaining agreement. The new three-year contract
includes significant wage increases, a strong benefits package with
Teamsters health care coverage, and a per diem coverage
schedule.
"We spent six months working to improve wages and benefits for
our members and came out successful in our efforts," said
Steven Lua, President of Local 853
in Oakland. "The road to this day
has been long and winding, but we got it done. Congratulations to
these members on this hard-fought victory!"
The 45 Teamsters covered by the new agreement work as
receptionists, procedure schedulers, phone operators, counselors,
registrars, and other professional staff in the business
department.
"This win is extra special because it is the very first time
Watsonville Community Hospital Teamsters have been able to secure
substantial pay increases after the hospital filed for bankruptcy
three years ago," Lua said. "Local 853 fought hard to save the
hospital to not only protect our members, but to protect the entire
community. So, today, we not only celebrate this great new
contract, but also the success of the lobbying to keep the hospital
running and supporting a community that so many other Teamsters
live and work in."
Teamsters Local 853 represents over 15,000 workers at more than
250 employers throughout California and Nevada. For more information, visit
teamsters853.org.
Contact:
Matt
McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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