Holy Cross wage talks strain over low paid staff raises
Union negotiators say Holy Cross Hospital offers a 30 cent per hour minimum raise for lower paid workers such as housekeepers, dietary aides, and clerical staff while higher paid nurses and technicians receive larger raises. They cite a national nurse shortage and revenue cuts as constraints, noting 13 year average tenure but turnover concerns. Negotiations extend as May 31 contract expiry nears.
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Medicare Cuts Hit Holy Cross Hospital and Rural Clinics
Holy Cross Hospital faces reduced Medicare funding amid Balanced Budget Act cuts, with 1999 losses around 350000. CEO Kean Spellman warns elderly patients suffer as federal reductions press rural hospitals hardest. Efforts to urge Congress include urging a cost of caring payment adjustment to cover rising patient care costs.
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Taos County Democrats race endures fault lines in party
Democrats held precinct elections in Taos County amid a long running feud between the DAG faction and Trujillo loyalists. Trujillo claims the process is tainted and will challenge results of the precinct elections and Saturday's county convention at Kachina Lodge.
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Taos
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Taos County Jail Escape Claims Reportal Negligence
The Weiss estate accuses Taos County officials of gross negligence and possible complicity after Andrew Martinez, a known flight risk, was allowed to join a work detail on Nov 18 without shackles, closely following the deaths of Gonzales and Weiss and Martinez’s shooting of Weiss and Medina. The claim, filed under New Mexico wrongful death and tort acts, seeks damages for personal and property harm and alleges internal complicity, internal security failures, and possible inside involvement. Mascarefias resigned, Gonzales family settled for 1.25 million, and Martinez faces homicide and attempted murder charges with possible death penalty.
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Santa Fe
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Taos County
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