[Suesquatch]

Well, I think that what they did was wrong, if their reliefs hadn't yet come in.

BUT. I am suspicious of the fact that other nurses, American nurses, who did the same thing and also worked for Sentosa, are not being criminally charged.

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by Suesquatch

BUT. I am suspicious of the fact that other nurses, American nurses, who did the same thing and also worked for Sentosa, are not being criminally charged.

Where does it say that American nurses weren't charged?

I thought all of the nurses who resigned were represented by this same attorney, who was representing Filipino, not American nurses.

[Suesquatch]

Originally Posted by lizz

Where does it say that American nurses weren't charged?

I thought all of the nurses who resigned were represented by this same attorney, who was representing Filipino, not American nurses.

There were several Sentosa facilities with similar walkouts at EOS. The article mentions it. It also mentions that only the Pinoy nurses were cahrged.

[Suesquatch]

From the article:

"The indictment says the same day the 10 nurses resigned, two nurses from Split Rock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in the Bronx and two nurses from Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Island Park had also resigned; the day before, 10 nurses from Brookhaven Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Far Rockaway had resigned. All are owned by Sentosa Care. Those nurses were not charged."

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by Suesquatch

From the article:

"The indictment says the same day the 10 nurses resigned, two nurses from Split Rock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in the Bronx and two nurses from Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Island Park had also resigned; the day before, 10 nurses from Brookhaven Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Far Rockaway had resigned. All are owned by Sentosa Care. Those nurses were not charged."

But if you notice, the article doesn't say those nurses are American.

If you read the actual indictment ... all of the nurses who resigned from all of the facilities submitted the exact same resignation letter drafted by the same attorney ...

Who was representing Filipino, not American nurses in, among other things, a discrimination suit against the company. In other words, all of the nurses who resigned were Filipino and some, but not all of them, were charged.

That's why the attorney was also charged. They're alleging that he basically organized this multi-facility walkout because it was his letter that they all submitted.

[kukukajoo]

The indictment makes it sound like the company who owns the care facilities perform their own recruitment in the Philpenes (forgive spelling). I Don't understand how a visa and work permit would cost them $25,000 for each nurse! Honestly I think that the justice department should be looking into the hiring agency, as slavery is illegal in the US and has been for a long, long time!! That is like those people traffickers that make the immigrants work in sweat shops!

Some civil rights group needs to get a hold of this and shake the truth out.

I mean come on- we have all heard the horror stories. What do you think it had to take before they got to this point? They must have been living a total hell.

Also in the indictment, it says that a few of those nurses were the only ones to work exclusively with the vent kids. THAT DOES NOT MEAN other nurses did not work with them too. It only means that they did not work with other kids with different illnesses like the other nurses.

Edentured servitude is WRONG and I smell something very wrong with this whole issue.

[Suesquatch]

Originally Posted by lizz

But if you notice, the article doesn't say those nurses are American.

If you read the actual indictment ... all of the nurses who resigned from all of the facilities submitted the exact same resignation letter drafted by the same attorney ...

You read the actual indictment? How? Where?

The article does not state that the same attorney was involved in all of the cases. The article also makes a point of noting that the charged nurses were foreign born and states nothing about the nationalities of those NOT charged.

I would be very surprised if some racism/protectionism isn't at work here.

[Sheri257]

Originally Posted by Suesquatch

You read the actual indictment? How? Where?

The article does not state that the same attorney was involved in all of the cases. The article also makes a point of noting that the charged nurses were foreign born and states nothing about the nationalities of those NOT charged.

I would be very surprised if some racism/protectionism isn't at work here.

I just posted the indictment but, here's the link again:

http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/da/press...et%20al%20.pdf

The indictment states that all of the nurses submitted the same resignation letter drafted by the same attorney who, again, was representing Filipino, not American nurses. This is why the attorney was also charged.

The indictment also explains why these particular Filipino nurses were charged and the other Filipino nurses weren't. The other Filipino nurses had resigned just the previous day so, the indictment alleges that these nurses knew they'd really be leaving the facility in a bind if they also resigned.

"The defendants agreed that the defendant nurses, including all of the available nurses who cared for children on ventilators, would resign without giving Avalon Gardens notice."

"The defendants did so knowing that their resignations and the prior resignations at other Sentsosa Care facilities would render it difficult for Avalon Gardens to find, in a timely manner, skilled replacement nurses for Avalon Gardens pediatric patients, particularly the terminally ill JB, the child NL and (four) ventilated children."

[lllliv]

i wonder when these nurses were supposed to report back to work. how much time did the facility have to replace them?? 12hours?? 16 hrs?? days??

did they report to oncoming nurses before they quit?? they must have.

forgive me if i missed it in one of the articles.

[kukukajoo]

It doesnt say really, but the case law they are referencing in the indictment sounds like someone walked off a job on that. But thiers says they finished shift, so would not be immediately liable. They are saying because of the mass walkoff it put all the pts at risk for care later as they did so knowing that quitting would make it impossible to get help.