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Health workers and community leaders urge board to stop ‘deskilling’ of CNAs and clerks amid budget cuts
Summary
Dozens of health-care workers, union representatives and residents urged the Board of Supervisors to act after the Department of Public Health issued reclassification and demotion notices that would reduce pay for hundreds of CNAs and clerical employees, a shift speakers said would harm both workers and patient care.
Dozens of health-care workers, union representatives and neighborhood leaders urged the Board of Supervisors to intervene after the Department of Public Health issued notices to reclassify and demote hundreds of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and clerical staff — changes supervisors and speakers described as “deskilling” that would cut wages and disrupt services.
Speakers described workers who perform specialized, on-site duties — reception work in high-volume clinics, patient handling teams and units serving vulnerable patients — and said the proposed demotions would both reduce pay and undermine patient care. Several CNAs and clerical workers…
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