CEO Brian Lambrecht said the pandemic has hurt them financially and they were forced to make staff and pay cuts.
Posted on 04/13/2020 10:49:51 AM PDT by Morgana
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than a dozen workers at Planned Parenthood clinics across Austin are now without a job. They say they believe it’s direct retaliation for both voicing complaints to the CEO and their ongoing efforts to unionize within the past year.
Planned Parenthood management confirmed it made staff cuts, but it says it’s a business decision it had to make because of COVID-19.
For nearly two years, Ella Nonni has worked for Planned Parenthood. She most recently served as the senior medical assistant at the North Austin location.
She was distraught to learn that she and around 20 others in Austin were let go on Thursday.
“Our suspicion is that it was motivated by our organizing activity,” Nonni said.
For the past year, Nonni says she’s been trying to unionize with her colleagues. She claims management wasn’t listening to their concerns and the problems were heightened during the coronavirus oubreak.
Nonni said there is not enough PPE at the clinics, workers are being forced to do non-essential work for patients in-person and they’re not being offered paid sick leave if they come down with COVID-19 symptoms.
“There’s this big disconnect between the people managing us and the work that is being done on the ground,” Nonni said. “The reality is that a lot of our services, while vital, are not urgent.”
They highlighted their concerns in a letter published online and sent to the CEO on Monday. Less than 72 hours later, around 20 Austin employees were laid-off, Nonni reports.
CEO Brian Lambrecht said the pandemic has hurt them financially and they were forced to make staff and pay cuts.
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Employees will get unemployment and $600 extra every week for four months. I doubt any are really crying.
CEO Brian Lambrecht said the pandemic has hurt them financially and they were forced to make staff and pay cuts.
I have heard they are a “heal care Provider” yet they don’t protect their employees?
The employees are distraught over this but not about committing abortions? What jaded hard hearted people they must be.
So what happens if their union goes on strike?
Will they shut down the “clinic?”
Will Demoncrats cross their picket lines?
(inquiring minds want to know ...)
Everything about a liberal organization is corrupt.
By design, organization, and implementation.
After all, who else hires incompetent marshmallow majors?
Other than Democrats.
Planned Parenthood going Union?
OOOOOOOOOOOO I love love it!
They are the ONLY employees laid off in last month!
Awww.... /sarc
Union vs PP?
Win-win, pfhht.
Am I supposed to feel sorry about them? They should be forced to wear a scarlet “P” on their foreheads for the rest of their lives.
“They should be forced to wear a scarlet “P” on their foreheads for the rest of their lives.”
Most wouldn’t understand it, would think it’s an endorsement of their “p” hats.
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