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To: steve harris who wrote (395968)	7/3/2008 8:45:57 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574054

Steve, I happened to be listening when he made that strawman rant...

To: steve harris who wrote (395968)	7/3/2008 11:09:01 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574054

Steve, even after closure, King-Drew offers more proof that universal health care will be a disaster in this country: Some disciplined King-Harbor workers still on the job latimes.com Look at some of the quotes here: > But John F. Schunhoff, the county's interim director of health services, said managers had been stymied in some cases by rigid Civil Service rules that restrict when and how workers can be disciplined. The rules call on managers to take into account an employee's length of service and prior discipline record but do not allow an employee to be fired for an instance of misconduct that already has been the subject of discipline. And the predictable response from unions: Blame the management ... > Annelle Grajeda, president of Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents most workers at King, defended employees, saying it was wrong to blame them -- or the Civil Service rules -- for the hospital's lapses. "This sort of feel-good recrimination about the staff really doesn't get us anywhere," she said. "While I feel that individual accountability is important, it should not replace a hard look at the systemic leadership failures of the county healthcare system. And the supervisors have been very incurious when it comes to that." Together, they have created the backwards work culture that was King-Drew and will probably spread to other L.A. County hospitals. Still no response from the liberals ... Tenchusatsu