MVHS furloughs

NYSNA statement on furloughs

You about mohawk valley health system furloughing 20 percent of its workforce.

We reached out to the new york state nurses association last week about this, and they got back to us today.

They say; nysna is in continuing conversations with the management of st.

Elizabeth medical center about what a responsible reduction in the workforce could look like.

We believe it is irresponsible to furlough essential hospital personnel during a pandemic, especially as the covid surge is estimated to peak throughout upstate new york in late may through early june.

It is clear that the management at mvhs are more concerned about their short-term savings than about their nurses and frontline healthcare workers who are battling the covid-19 pandemic, and whose jobs are a major engine of the local economy.

For the full statement, visit our website, wktv dot com.

Last week, about 800 employees got the news they would without a job for possibly four months.

This includes frontline workers.

Continuing coverage-