Labor Unit of Nurses and Health Employees
The Labor Unit of Nurses and Health Employees (Spanish: Unidad Laboral de Enfermeras(os), y Empleados de la Salud, ULEES) is a trade union of nurses and healthcare workers in Puerto Rico.
Labor Unit of Nurses and Health Employees | |
Unidad Laboral de Enfermeras(os), y Empleados de la Salud | |
| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Calle Héctor Salamán 354 Urb. Ext Roosevelt Hato Rey |
| Location | |
Key people | Ana Meléndez, President[1] |
| Website | unidadlaboral |
History
ULEES was founded in 1974.[1] For a long time, the union was led by Radamés Quiñones Aponte.[2]
In 2010, ULEES led a picket line outside a hospital in Ponce, calling for a new collective bargaining agreement.[3]
In 2020, ULEES called on the Puerto Rican government to investigate allegations that healthcare workers were prioritising friends and administration staff for COVID-19 vaccination.[4] In the next year, the union alleged that some hospitals made healthcare workers come in for work even while they were sick with Covid.[5]
References
- "NUESTRA ORGANIZACIÓN". ULEES.
- Doris Pizarro Claudio (2017-07-04). "En Memoria: Radamés Quiñones Aponte - La versatilidad de un líder sindical". Hostosian National Independence Movement.
- "ULEES realiza piquete contra gerencia del hospital San Cristóbal". Primera Hora. 2010-10-16.
- "Enfermeros exigen investigación por denuncias de vacunación a allegados de dueños de hospitales". Metro. 2020-12-21.
- "Aseguran que los hospitales obligan a los enfermeros con covid-19 a presentarse a sus áreas de trabajo". El Vocero. 2021-08-26.
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