{"id":2021164,"date":"2023-09-04T01:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T05:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-health-care-workers-to-march-in-southern-california-on-labor-day\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T01:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T05:21:31","slug":"thousands-of-health-care-workers-to-march-in-southern-california-on-labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-health-care-workers-to-march-in-southern-california-on-labor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare workers to march in SoCal on Labor Day."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthousands-of-health-care-workers-to-march-in-southern-california-on-labor-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Join the Rally and March in \u200bLos Feliz \u200bNeighborhood on Labor Day<\/h2>\n<p>LOS ANGELES\u2014A \u200brally and march will \u200cbe held\u200c in Los \u200dFeliz neighborhood on Monday in conjunction with Labor Day\u2063 to draw attention to\u2063 what organizers say are long patient wait times, missed diagnosis, neglect, \u2063and chronic understaffing in patient care.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers expect more than 4,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-fully-vaccinated-can-stop-wearing-a-mask-or-physical-distancing-in-most-circumstances\/\" title=\"CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Stop \u2018Wearing A Mask or Physical Distancing\u2019 In Most Circumstances\">000 health care workers<\/a> to attend the 9 a.m. rally at Los Feliz Elementary School, then march with members of other unions about a half-mile to Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, where a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-omar-among-17-members-of-congress-arrested-during-abortion-protest-outside-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Rep. Omar Among 17 Members of Congress Arrested During Abortion Protest Outside Supreme Court\">civil disobedience action<\/a>&#8221; will occur \u200baround 11 a.m., Ren\u00e9e Salda\u00f1a, press secretary for SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, \u200dtold \u200bCity News Service.<\/p>\n<p>The union \u200dis organizing the rally and march.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celebrate Labor Day by Buying Made In USA<\/strong> &#8211; 9\/2\/2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>LAX Expects Nearly 1.1 Million Passengers Over Labor Day Weekend<\/strong> &#8211; 9\/1\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is negotiating a new contract with the health care \u2062organization to replace the one that\u200d will expire Sept. \u206430.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiser Permanente issued a\u2064 lengthy statement Friday on \u2064the negotiations, which included saying, &#8220;We \u200chired over 29,000\u2064 new employees in 2022 and are on pace to exceed that substantially in 2023, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-health-care-workers-to-march-in-southern-california-on-labor-day\/\" title=\"Healthcare workers to march in SoCal on Labor Day.\">pandemic-driven labor shortage happening<\/a> across health care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe this is because talented people recognize the value of our current \u2063wage and benefit offerings and want \u200dto work at Kaiser Permanente,&#8221; \u2062the statement said. &#8220;About 96% of candidates for coalition-represented positions accept\u200b our employment offers\u2014significantly above\u2063 the industry average.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>An emergency sign directs patients and staff to \u2062the emergency room at the newly constructed Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, California on April 17, \u200c2017. \u200c(Mike \u200bBlake\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Labor Day will also be marked \u2063in Los \u200cAngeles \u200dCounty \u200bby the 44th annual Los Angeles\/Long \u2064Beach Harbor Labor\u200b Coalition Labor \u200cDay Parade &#038; Picnic \u2062Rally in Wilmington. Its theme is &#8220;Union Labor Built the American Dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The American labor movement\u2063 has helped build and maintain a middle\u2062 class in which we set the standard for wages and benefits in this country,&#8221; coalition \u2062Chairman Larry Barragan told\u2062 City News Service.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 5,000 to 6,000 people are expected\u200d for\u200d &#8220;the\u2062 largest West Coast\u200c Labor \u2062Day solidarity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">parade<\/a>,&#8221; Mr. Barragan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of \u2063the driving forces \u2062for a large \u200bturnout is that this year labor unions have been aggressively gaining strides in negotiations and the current strike actions taking place such as SAG-AFTRA, Writers \u2062Guild, and the hotel \u200dworkers union,&#8221; Mr. Barragan said.<\/p>\n<p>The parade is set to begin at 10 a.m.\u200b at the intersection of Broad Avenue and E Street, go west on\u2063 E Street to Avalon Boulevard,\u200b continue north on Avalon \u200cBoulevard to\u200c M Street, concluding at Banning Park, where a &#8220;picnic rally&#8221; is set to begin at noon.<\/p>\n<p>In his Labor Day \u200cproclamation, President Joe Biden wrote, &#8220;I have often said that the middle class\u200d built this country and\u200c that unions built the middle class. On \u200dLabor Day, we honor that essential truth and the dedication and dignity of American workers,\u200c who power our \u200bnation&#8217;s prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have built the \u200brailways, highways and waterways that \u2063connect us from coast to coast, have forged the look and feel\u2063 of American cities and have protected our communities and \u2064families as first responders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Organized workers have fundamentally transformed how we live and\u2063 work in\u2064 this \u200dcountry\u2014from securing the 8-hour workday and\u200b weekends off to\u200c establishing workplace safety standards and fighting for fair wages and benefits. We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feliz neighborhood on Monday. The event aims to highlight issues like patient wait times, missed diagnosis, neglect, and understaffing in patient care. 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