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May 15, 2013 Vol. 7 No. 19
UC Workers Vote to Strike
Healthcare Union Approves Strike Across 10 University of California Campuses
STATEWIDE - AFSCME 3299, which represents nearly 13,000 University of California Patient Care Technical Workers, announced Tuesday, May 7 that its members have voted to authorize a strike with more than 97 percent support. Thousands of votes were cast over a three day period last week at UC’s five medical centers and at Student Health Centers across all 10 UC campuses. “Our members take pride in their work, love the UC and stand united behind the principles of safe staffing and basic fairness for which we have bargained in good faith for almost a year,” said AFSCME 3299 President Kathryn Lybarger. “This was a vote for our patients, our students and our families. And it was a resounding
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rejection of the UC’s misguided priorities of chronic understaffing, reckless cost-cutting, skyrocketing management payroll, and exorbitant seven figure pensions for top executives.” The vote follows dozens of face to face bargaining sessions, post impasse mediation proceedings, and four days of testimony with an independent fact finder back in March, all of which have failed to produce agreement on a range of issues. Earlier this year, Patient Care workers released a hard-hitting whistleblower report documenting the detrimental impact that new profit incentives are having on both patients and providers within the $6.9 billion UC medical system. This was followed by the elimination of 300 jobs at UCSF Medical Center, a $1.2 million Continued to Page 6
lined up around the block. Many fans ordered her book “Playing the Field: Sex, Stardom, Love and Life in Hollywood.” Van Doren was once Miss Palm Springs, had a movie career as a sex symbol in the 1950s, was a singer, model, actress, and now an author. Van Doren is remembered for Story and Photos by Pat Krause a book signing at Just Fabulous Book spending her own money to entertain The Blonde Bombshell from Store in Palm Springs on Saturday, the troops during the Vietnam War. the movies, Mamie Van Doren held May 11 and by 1 p.m. fans had She met Marilyn Monroe when
she was just 12 years old, and has a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars next to Marilyn Monroe’s star because they were friends. Van Doren was discovered by Howard Hughes who make her a sex symbol in many of his movies. Van Doren said the key to happiness is to stay sexy. She came with her husband Thomas Dixon and her son Anthony Perry by her former husband, musician Ray Anthony.
Rancho Mirage High School Dedication By Jackie Devereaux RANCHO MIRAGE – The Palm Springs Unified School District hosted a dedication ceremony for the new Rancho Mirage High School on Friday morning, May 10 at the campus located on Rattler Road and Ramon Roads.
Superintendent of Schools Christine Anderson, Ed.D., welcomed more than 150 guests including members of the school district, law enforcement and the media. Anderson said the new high school will offer two vocational tracks for students interested in careers in the Performing or continued on Page 6
The new Rancho Mirage High School opens fall 2013