The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied
Professionals (PASNAP) amended its complaint filed against Crozer-Chester
Medical Center to include a new charge alleging the Delaware County hospital
tried to “stifle the free speech of its unionized nurses” by scheduling three
helicopter landings during a union rally.
Officials at Crozer-Keystone Health System, the parent
company for Crozer-Chester Medical Center, were not immediately available to
comment on the union's complaint.
PASNAP represents 550 registered nurses at Crozer-Chester
in Upland, Pa. The nurses held a two-day strike last month to protest the
absence of a new contract. Wages, pension benefits and staffing are among the
issues in dispute.
In its amended complaint filed with the National Labor
Relations Board, PASNAP alleges that Crozer had a JeffSTAT helicopter practice
landing on the hospital campus to disturb their gathering. The helicopter
landed three times, drowning out the voices of the rally speakers, according to
PASNAP.
“We believe that the Crozer administration deliberately scheduled
these so-called “practice landings” in order to intimidate the Crozer nurses
and their supporters,” said Bill Cruice, PASNAP Executive Director. “Their
childish efforts failed; if anything, such displays make us stronger.”
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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