Jackson, healthcare workers in Miami-Dade make 2020 political gains via SEIU

Jackson, healthcare workers in Miami-Dade make 2020 political gains via SEIU

COVID-19 heroes campaign helps get locals elected Among the winners in the election earlier this month are healthcare workers at Jackson Memorial Hospital. While some of the candidates their union endorsed lost at the state level, they got every single one of the Miami-Dade commissioners they wanted. Most importantly, they got a mayor who they […]

Obamacare, Medicaid changes scare Jackson doctors, nurses

Obamacare, Medicaid changes scare Jackson doctors, nurses

Giddy Republicans are about to dismantle the Affordable Healthcare Act, removing a safety net that catches 2.2 million Floridians who may otherwise not have insurance. Meanwhile, Gov. Rick Scott and our state GOP legislators want to turn Medicaid into a capped voucher system that could cut out some people with chronic care needs. At the […]

Doctors and nurses say vote yes on medical marijuana

Doctors and nurses say vote yes on medical marijuana

Take two. Or is it toke two? It didn’t take long for Service Employees International Union of Florida, the union that represents doctors, nurses and healthcare workers, to announce support of round two for Amendment 2, the measure on this November’s ballot to allow medical marijuana in Florida. On Jan. 27, medical pot made it […]