FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Linda Holzbaur, 607-330-4554
TC Workers' Center, 607-339-1680
607-269-0409
LAKESIDE WORKERS AND LOCAL GROUPS STAGE INFORMATIONAL PICKET FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY
Tompkins County Workers Center and Families & Friends for Lakeside
will join the picket line to show support for a fair contract
Lakeside Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center workers
will be joined on the picket line by members of the Tompkins County
Workers Center and Families & Friends for Lakeside on Friday, December 5, 2 pm
- 4 pm and on Satuday, December 6, 1 pm - 4 pm. The public is invited to join
the picket.
Lakeside workers have had no raise in over three years and are the lowest-paid
nursing home employees in the area. Half of the 140 workers make less than
living wage as defined by Alternatives Federal Credit Union. Due to low wages,
employee turnover
is high; seriously understaffed shifts are regular practice. Workers'
demands include a pay raise to keep experienced staff and to attract
new workers, increased staffing and no more forced overtime.
"Frequently
there are not enough workers scheduled to provide quality care for the
residents: one or two night staff cannot safely care for the 54
residents on my husband's floor ," says Linda Holzbaur, member of
Families & Friends for Lakeside and workers' rights advocate.
"Lakeside must prove that it is committed to ensuring the safety of
residents by paying their employees the living wage which will keep
experienced workers and attract new ones."
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For more information:
Tompkins County Workers' Center Families & Friends for
Lakeside
607.269-0409
607.330-4554
TCWorkersCenter.org [EMAIL
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