Following the announcement of the layoffs, a representative of SEIU — the union that represents many of Jackson’s clinical staff — said the move suggests the system did not act in “good faith” when bargaining with the union, according to the report. The two agreed to a new contract just weeks ago.
The system plans to add roughly 350 part-time workers following the full-time job cuts.
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