Holy Cross Hospital Faces Impending Strike Over Wages
Hospital management and employees warn of a strike as contract talks stall with the union seeking raises and management citing a 2.2 million debt and Medicare penalties. The union negotiates for smaller raises while the contract nears expiration at midnight April 18. The only remaining negotiating session is a half day before the deadline.
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Holy Cross Hospital
Cox
Dent Christine Martinez
Louise Bonach
Minnesota
Anti union group at Holy Cross seeks end to AFL CIO affiliation
A third faction, the Concerned Employees at Holy Cross Hospital, numbers about 40 staff and aims to end the affiliation with District 1199 AFL CIO. Organizer Mary Medina notes 35 signatures on a petition. nurses fear the union harms morale and trust between management and staff.
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Holy Cross Hospital
Mary Medina
Holy Cross
District 1199
Afl-Cio
Medina
Linda Buckingham
Flood watch may be over says official in Taos area
Soil Conservation officer Dennis Ruiz said there is no longer a flood threat and urged no worry. A flood meeting is set for Friday at 10 a.m. at the commission chambers. Snowpack moisture runs up to 26 percent below average at U.S. Hill and Taos Ski Valley due to warm weather and winds. irrigation water is not anticipated to be a problem.
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Dennis Ruiz
Mayor undergoes surgery in Albuquerque health update
Mayor Lawrence Santistevan had surgery at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque on March 29 to remove a bleeding stomach ulcer. Town manager Gus Cordova said the mayor is expected to return home this week. tests on the removed tissue could indicate cancer, potentially lengthening his stay. Cordova, who visited last Friday, said the mayor is recovering well and in good spirits, joking about the mail on his desk.
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Lawrence Santistevan
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque
Gus Cordova
Cordova
Congressman to Visit Taos County for Town Meetings
Congressman Bill Richardson plans a series of town meetings in Taos County on Sunday April 9 and in Pefiasco on Monday. Aides expect questions on the Game and Fish Department poaching raid in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico and on support for the Guadalupe Mountain Tailings site. Schedule lists Angel Fire Legends Hotel 9:30 a.m. Red River Town Hall 11 a.m. Costilla Elementary 1:30 p.m. Questa Village Hall 3 p.m. Pefiasco Senior Citizens Center 9 a.m.
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U.S
Bill Richardson
Taos County
Pefiasco
Castillanos
Questefies
Game and Fish Department
Colorado
New Mexico
Guadalupe Mountain
Angel Fire
Red River Town Hall
Costilla Elementary School
Questa Village Hall
Pefiasco Senior Citizens Center
Taos Water Pump Falls Short in nine year plan
Taos Town faces dispute as the $1.2 million San Juan Chama water pump delivers only about 200 acre feet annually, two years after operation began. Engineers blame too-small infiltration galleries and improper site near the Rio Pueblo, prompting council to consider legal action and possible cost-sharing.
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San Juan
Taos
Gene Weisfeld
Gus Cordova
Weisfeld
Sayre
Cordova
Rio Pueblo
Tomas Romero
Romero
Romeros
Financier backs out on Taos Regional Medical Center project
Taos investors and developers report lenders remain interested as an $8.5 million equity backer withdraws and a groundbreaking for a new $10 million hospital is delayed to August. Barry Marks and partners intend to buy Mark Herman’s shares, with funding expected in 60 to 90 days. The plan includes Bruce Short Brooks firm design, Hospital Affiliates Development as contractor, and an advisory council featuring Eloy Jeantete Ellen Warren Carl Gilmore Edy Anderson Fred Waltz and Gregorio Vigil.
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Mark Herman
Taos Hospital
New Orleans
Barry Marks
Jack Stoker
Steve Sullivan
Herman
Marks
Bruce Short Brooks
Houston
Holy Cross
Taos Medical Society
Hospital Affiliates Development Corporation
Taos Regional Medical Center
Eloy Jeantete
Ellen Warren
Carl Gilmore
Edy Anderson
Fred Waltz
Gregorio Vigil
Coyote Returns as Southwest Symbol in Art World
Weather notes from Taos record a high of 67 and a low of 21 on March 29 and 31. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly fair skies with breezy afternoons, lows in the 20s, and highs reaching the 70s.
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Southwest
Taos
National Weather Service
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Leigh Cox
Elaine Concha
Presi
Aurora Giovanna
Louis Trujillo Jr
Dixon
Elaine Quarry
Dixon Area
Giovanna
Trujillo
San Juan Chama
TRMC
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