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Nurses, staff and unions tell Regents that proposed UCSF integration threatens contracts, jobs and patient services
Summary
Staff and union representatives told the Board of Regents that UCSF's plan to integrate Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland employees into UCSF employment would end longstanding contracts, reduce pay and risk service losses; speakers urged delay and productive bargaining.
Nurses, dietitians, pharmacy technicians and other staff at Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland told the Regents they face a forced integration into UCSF employment that would terminate a decades‑old contract and threaten pay, staffing and services.
Gail Laurenzana, who said she has worked 13 years on the pediatric oncology unit at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, said the early termination of a long‑standing hospital contract will "force all…
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