Ben Crnic Dozens at The Daily Voice reports more than 50 Unionized Front-Line Care Providers and Support Staff employed at Rockland Pulmonary walked off the job on Tuesday (August 12th) to demand fair pay, improved benefits and an end to what they call “Worker intimidation” by management. The one-day Strike, organized by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East, comes after multiple charges were filed with Federal Labor Authorities alleging management at Rockland Pulmonary violated Labor Laws during contract negotiations. Rockland Pulmonary is part of the WMCHealth Network, the Valhalla-based non-profit Health Care System that operates nine hospitals and dozens of specialty practices across the Hudson Valley. Union Officials say their Members - who are employed as Respiratory Therapists, Medical Secretaries, Clerks, Patient Service Representatives and Coordinators, have been in talks with management for eight months over a first contract. They accuse WMCHealth of using delay tactics, threatening to close offices, refusing to bargain in good faith and telling Workers to quit if they were unhappy. 

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