Hospital workers in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania on strike
Eighty-four workers are striking against grueling work conditions at a hospital near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, a small town about an hour from Scranton. The strikes involves nurses, respiratory therapists, radiology technicians, medical technologists, phlebotomists, pharmacists, case managers, supply technicians and cleaning staff at Tyler Memorial Hospital.
The hospital is owned by Commonwealth Health Systems, Inc., a conglomerate based in Franklin, Tennessee, that generated nearly $11.8 billion in income in 2020. It expects to eclipse that figure in the coming year.
Striking workers at Tyler Memorial Hospital (Credit: WSWS)
Tyler Memorial employees, who are members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have been forced to work without a contract since February. The SEIU has announced in advance that it will pull the plug on the strike on Friday, after a total of three days.
Stock grazing on James Strain s farm in Co Donegal.
My article this week is inspired by a very different topic to the usual agricultural writings.
As many people in the local area know at this stage, my eight-year-old niece Caitlin Strain was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Caitlin and her mother Eimear attended University Hospital Letterkenny on Thursday 18 February and after an MRI Caitlin, Eimear and her father Thomas were dealt this devastating news. That same evening Caitlin was transferred to Temple Street Children’s hospital where she continues to receive excellent care.
I know people all over the world get this news, all day, every day, but until it happens to your own family one really has no comprehension of how traumatic, overwhelming and devastating it can be.
Fencing at other parts of the perimeter appeared unchanged Saturday morning. Author: Zach Merchant Updated: 9:53 PM EDT April 3, 2021
WASHINGTON Work crews were back at the Capitol early Saturday morning, modifying the fencing at the checkpoint where Friday s fatal attack on officers took place.
Crews appeared to use clamps to reinforce the fencing near the site and heavy machinery was employed to install a few new concrete barriers.
Those new additions did not block the vehicle lanes at the checkpoint Saturday. Instead, they appeared to bolster an island of protection officers could stand behind while on guard between the two lanes.