The executives at Chicago’s Resurrection Hospital steal money owed to workers to overpay themselves. Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union issued a report Aug.4 detailing the stark contrast between excessive wages for the bosses and meager ones for the workers.
Resurrection Hospital is the second largest non-profit hospital system in Chicago with eight hospitals and a network of nursing homes, home health services and outpatient clinics.
The lowest-paid worker there earns $9 an hour. Workers’ healthcare coverage costs $230 a month on average.
In contrast, the CEO received more than $1 million dollars in 2006. The 90 people in top-tier management received a combined total of more than $26 million.
The management has also spent large amounts—54 percent of $24 million allocated for remodeling—on non-clinical projects that do not affect patient care. This money could vastly improve workers’ lives.
For five years, the workers have been fighting to form a union at Resurrection Hospital—an effort the bosses have consistently sabotaged.
