IT'S A SECOND YEAR WITHOUT A RAISE FOR MOST UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO EMPLOYEES. CONTRACT TALKS ARE STILL UNDERWAY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. BUT UNION REPS SAY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WORKERS HAVE BEEN DENIED RAISES FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
BILL BROWNE WITH THE NATIONAL UNION OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT UNMH HAS 200 MILLION DOLLARS IN RESERVES.
THE UNION REPRESENTS ABOUT 4 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES WORKING IN JOBS THAT RANGE FROM PATIENT CARE TO HOUSEKEEPING.
