Stanford Health Care Low Wage Policies for Contractors at Odds With Emeryville Values
The sting of a labor dispute is perhaps a bit more painful in Emeryville. The town has distinguished itself by seeing to it workers here are paid a living wage, our Minimum Wage Ordinance famously is among the most progressive in the nation.
Just a few years ago with hopes brimming for a respected community health facility to be realized for our town, Stanford hosted a gala ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by local dignitaries as work was begun building the Hollis Street clinic site. The full City Council was in attendance along with the CEO David Entwistle as the politicians took to the mic, pouring on the bombast about how Emeryville's newest corporate partner will be an asset to the community, "Stanford has worked at integrating into our community" gushed then Mayor Scott Donahue, large scissors proudly at the ready.
That was then...now Stanford has been revealed to be just another corporate entity that does not honor labor. Overheated politician talk of 'community asset' and 'integrating into our community' now serves as a reminder that building community is a unglamorous and ongoing process, best when it's free from glad handing and self congratulating politicians.
Shame on them. Anyone who wants to take this up with Stanford Healthcare, it's easy to file a complaint at: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/about-us/contact.html
ReplyDeleteAs a 48-year member of the Teamsters and Teachers unions, and proud father of a member of the Nurses union, I support the action of Carpenters Local 713. To misquote the Bard, "The path of true equity never did run smooth."
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you to do a story praising union disrupters trashing a business that's playing by the rules and paying their workers fairly. Pure pro-union bias.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that. Yes indeed, leave it to the Tattler to report on labor news.
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