■ ' » A 'r M — MANCHESTER HERALD, Wednesday, March 23,1988 8 - M , 8 — M 4 ' 'X' ATTENTION: ALL NON-UNION EMPLOYEES ^ I ■ IK AA ( 1985- power OF MANCHESTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Bipartisan House , wln- operation Richmond looking i con- CKs $ 1.1 trilllbn/7 itereo leads: to sdi|p.i8||orrtplicatioris/lS silent Have you heard this expression? fdr another upset . 648- 01 By Bo 9f0 Town “In division there Is w-e-a-k-n-e-s-s; 0 Mane agon, "^•rr. r. 649- 0*0 IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH.” A 1 1986. tfici/r cross, :ondl- As you know, the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 919, AFL- week'i illes. about CIO, representing over 10,000 members In various establishments throughout •0 A « 1 » L size. ilesel. the State of Connecticut and a member of the United Food and Commercial He Itlon, Spend PPO. 1 Workers International Union with over ONE MILLION workers In the United U ieK i best C . I. O . A . F. L. iianrhpHipr Ipralb Richai States and Canada in all professions and walks of IlfeTbeautlclans, cosmetolo­ Con- gists, food workers, leather workers, bank workers. Including many hospital a call wlth roamii 16K workers, was called to try to organize the workers other than the RNs of Man­ there I lltlon. chester Memorial Hospital. Fort '-8997 Thursday, March 24, 1988 the ai M 6 0 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Gastoi IN FACT, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union the pound mlted steer- largest Union In the AFL-CIO, numbers about 100,CX)0 professional workers Last I. Ste- among is 1.3 million members. Casey, i and dog, 1 con- Manchester hospital bucks state trend, shows a profit adopts Our agents and organizers have been in the area trying to contact you, hand­ Irish f Z-28. billing at the hospital In order to get signed cards. We will not go into the Bv Alex GIrelll is Lico lolne. 30, the hospital in Manchester gin from all sources was 5.33 Manchester Memorial is one of $8,998,920 was uncollectable, But the fiospital.s suffered a 1.66 columi 8, 000. Manchester Herald showed a surplus from patient percent. the hospitals operating without a do V- necessity for the signed cards; this has already been explained. leaving net patient revenue of percent loss in revenues on Othe care revenue of $823,024. permanent budget after getting a $47,011,984. When operating ex­ patient care. the poi 10$ 5- Manchester Memorial Hospital Overall the CHA says, the reprieve from an initial state penses of $46,188,960 are calcu­ The CHA report showed 20 of 36 A A few days ago an article appeared In a local newspaper stating, “A spokes­ fared better financially in the last The hospital’s total surplus for past ft the year was $2,985,273. That state’s acute care hospitals lost order requiring a 45 percent lated in. the hospital had a net hospitals losing money in the Runs fiscal year than many hospitals in locatet sage. man for Arnaldo Espinosa, president of the United Food and Commercial includes revenues from non­ more than $39.2 million in provid­ reduction in patient rates. The patient surplus of $823,024. patient care account but only the la 3 be- Connecticut, according to statis­ ing patient care services during hospital is operating under an Workers Union In Hartford, said today that the union had been asked to help patient operations such as park­ A hospital spokesman said the three showing overall losses. Street, tics compiled by the Connecticut the year. Dennis P. May, CHA interim agreement with the com­ ing and cafeteria fees and non­ financial results from the fiscal For eXqmple, Hartford Hospi­ weekd door organize the hospital’s 86 food-service employees." Hospital Association. president, said that if hospitals mission to reduce patient rates by operating revenue like donations year were similar to those for the tal lost $7frmillion in its patient The ph 15,000 continue to operate without per­ 5 percent. care accbuni but showed an .$300 Data released today by the and interest on investments. previous fiscal year when the is643-( We assure you that the above statement did not come from the Union. Perhaps manent budgets from the state’s overall surplus of $11.4 million. 1-5358 CHA indicates that while many overall profit margin was 5.58 call tl The profit percentage from Commission on Hospitals and The CHA figures indicate that Rockville General lost slightly once again, management is trying to destroy the UNITY of the workers bv olt- hospitals in Connecticut suffered percent. , 646-455 patient revenues was 1.47percent Health Care for the rest of this Manchester Memorial Hospital over $3,600 in its patient care atlon operating losses from patient on dut ting one group against the other. for Manchester. fiscal year, “ the loss could be at had a gross patient revenue of The overall profit percentage account but showed an overall ider. care in the year that ended Sept. Hon. The hospital’s total profit mar- least $75 million." $56,010,904 for fiscal 1987 of which for hospitals in the slate was 3.36 profit of almost $1.4 million. J;___ The above caption: "IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH" - means exactly that. jlser uto- A contract can be signed with general conditions for ALL employees; LPNs, Abo ‘rlng >olr, food workers, elevator operators, porters, janitors, etc. Then rates and classifi­ 729. cations are worked out by divisions and sections, but always the aim should be North, others Catho for UNITY so that you ALL can enjoy better working conditions, vacations, job The C( meet toi INC. security, sick leave with pay, pension, grievance procedure, rest periods with Sister M ON pay, holidays, weekly disability pay, life insurance, hospitalization insurance, on Africi 7095 deny charges 730S scholarship awards, and, of course, higher wages. But, remember, that a lot is Fly fifl 8995 8995 being said about wages. A contract is not only .wages. As stated above, there Whiter 3995 are many, many benefits that you can derive from being UNIONIZED. will pres 7995 of the C 9695 in Iran-Contra next Thi Do not allow the notion that If you wont to college, you should not be a Union ■fciSj 5995 registrat 5995 member with a person who did not go to college. Many famous people doing 9995 Bv Joan Mower last week that he would retire as a 1,795 outstanding jobs did not go to college. George Washington was President of The Associated Press lieutenant colonel from the Ma­ Music .296 rine Corps on May 1. The 10 !,595 the United States and did not go to college. This is a gimmick by management WASHINGTON - Oliver North had worn his uniform, 5995 W 1 held at t that is often used. UNITY gives you STRENGTH - do not forget that. Manage­ North, John Poindexter and two adorned with medals, during the Commun >996 businessmen pleaded innocent televised Iran-Contra hearings >995 ment does not want strength of the workers. The only thing you have now is Choirs fr today to charges of conspiring to before Congress last summer. Island wl what management wants to give you. And, what God gives, God takes. dStoud thegqvemmeptsnd steal Pbladexter sported a gray Powell. ( $17 million in the Iran-Contra mustache. students. The form at the bottom of this page should be mailed immediately. By doing affair. Before the arraignment began, The four, making their first Lawrence Walsh, the independ­ this, you will be helping yourself and others. Do not delay one more second. If court appearance since their ent counsel who investigated the Diabei indictment last week, each told case for 14 months, introduced ’The E£ you have signed please have someone who has not signed, fill out the form and David Kool/Martchattar Harald U.S. District Judge Gerhard lawyers on his team to the judge. April 12 mall it in. Forms are needed immediately to make management recognize the BOLTON BLAST — Owners of the Bolton Notch Quarry about 10:30 a.m., moved about 275 tons of rock that will Gesell they would plead “ not The prosecutors sat at one table; Manches Union. Without your support, wo cannot do it alone. We need you; you need on Notch Road moved about 800 tons of rock today with be cleared and used by the quarry owners, American guilty.” the defendants and their lawyers Fichmar two blasts this morning. The second, which occurred at Heritage Stone Inc. Gesell released them on their at another. Meeting! us; wo all need each other. One more time, do not permit management to break own recognizance and said they Then, each defendant, accom­ informal the UNITY. That is what we will give you — the STRENGTH that you need to would have to check in with a panied by his attorney, ap­ pre-trial agency each week by proached the Judge and a clerk Bands negotiate — from STRENGTH — not from w-e-a-k-n-o-s-s. Your family is a telephone. The men were not read the charges brought by the Warning whistles louder than blast required to surrender their federal grand Jury. One-by-one, Music! Union. The cities and towns make up the State of Connecticut - the states of passports. the defendants laid “ not guilty” enter ha April wii Bv Nanev Concelman and 2 p.m. at the quarry, but plans depend on Pleading innocent along with in a firm voice.