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With this result, the pilots will be represented
by the Local 1108 in Columbus, Ohio, which also represents more than 2,200
pilots at NetJets, another fractional-ownership airline. "These are some of the best pilots in
the industry and they deserve a strong voice in their workplace.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States
and Canada. Since then, the
hospital and its parent corporation, the St. Joseph Health System based in
Orange, California, have vehemently opposed worker organizing efforts." said Mr.

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Of the 795 eligible voters, 533 chose
Teamster representation. Catholic community leaders, in
particular , are expressing dismay over the fact that Sonoma County's only
Catholic Hospital is violating Catholic social teaching on worker's rights. "According to the
Catholic Church, that power must not be undermined by union-busting
activities.

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Kimberly Johnson
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"We're extremely pleased with Flight Options pilots' choice to join us,"
said Local 1108 President Bill Olsen.

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Local
elected officials and religious leaders are calling on hospital management to
end their tactics of intimidation and misinformation and stop their use of
professional union-busting consultants.S.

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The pilots seek a contract with wages, benefits and working conditions
comparable to industry standards, along with enhancements to existing job
security and workers protections.

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The company's pilots are based across the country and operate one of
the largest business aircraft fleets in world, flying some of the world's
wealthiest and well known individuals in corporate America, sports, and
entertainment."
Thursday's speakers include Thomas Schindler , a public defense attorney in
Detroit and a former director of ethics for a Catholic healthcare system .
"Unions are a means for employees to have a voice, allowing them to speak up
without being threatened or fired.

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Flight Options Pilots Choose Teamster Representation

Flight Options pilots are the second group in the industry to
choose union representation.

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S. Workers, Religious Leaders and Local Community Supporters Decry Hospital's
Continued Violation of Catholic Teachings on Workers' Rights

SANTA ROSA, Calif.

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"We look
forward to working with Local 1108 as we begin work on negotiating our first
contract. "We want a
voice so we can keep the focus on patient care instead of the hospital's
corporate bottom line.

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Together, Flight Options and NetJets comprise
approximately 75 percent of the fractional-ownership airline industry. This type of agreement was created in
recognition of the failures of federal labor law to protect workers from
anti-union employers, and have been endorsed by several other major hospital
chains including Catholic Healthcare West, Daughters of Charity and Kaiser
Permanente. Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all.

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Caregivers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to Hold Candlelight Vigil

, Thursday, February 16
Where: Outside Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, corner of Montgomery Drive +
Sotoyome Street

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, with more than 140,000 members, is
the largest and most powerful healthcare union in the Western U. We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications.

Relating to attempts by management to prevent a union from organizing a workplace, decertify an existing union local or otherwise obstruct union activity.

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Pilots Secure Voice for Workplace Rules, Fair Treatment and Wages

WASHINGTON , Today the National Mediation Board
announced the 795 eligible pilots at Raytheon-owned Flight Options , a
fractional-ownership airline, overwhelmingly voted to become members of
Teamsters Local Union 1108.

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Workers are calling for a "fair election agreement" to allow for a fair
and democratic union election. Schindler.m.

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"This is a great day for Flight Options pilots," said Bill Hart , a Flight
Options pilot and member of the group's organizing committee. "We love our hospital, we believe in its mission and we want to
make it a better place for the patients and the workers," said Priscilla
Yaeger, a patient financial counselor in the admitting department.

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Flight Options is one of the largest fractional jet-ownership airlines in
the U.

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In December of 2004, the majority of the 800 licensed vocational nurses,
nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, surgical technicians, radiology
technologists, clerks, housekeepers and dietary staff at Santa Rosa Memorial
Hospital filed a petition in favor of forming a union, in order to have a
stronger voice in patient care and staffing decisions.

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Our union is
comprised of pilots at fractional-ownership airlines, and we look forward to
working with our compatriots at Flight Options."

Who: Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital caregivers, religious leaders and
community supporters
When: 6 p.

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Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents
more than 1., On Thursday, February 16,
caregivers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital will hold a candlelight vigil to
call upon their employer to stop its anti-union campaign and to respect their
desire to form a union by allowing them to hold a fair election.