This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA.

The executives have banded together to lay off the workers who actually do the work in the hospitals and clinics across AHS. But what do these managers and executives do? They’re the ones taking home the fat paychecks to sit in their offices while the rest of us take care of patients!

And on the subject of their offices, why are we paying leases on their c-suite office space? With James Jackson’s $852,000 annual salary, I’m sure he could set himself up a pretty sweet home office. There’s plenty of room in the old building at Highland they could use. C-suite offices are a luxury we can’t afford when we’re losing the workers who answer the call lights!

Click here to read the article printed in the 12-24-25 Healthcare Newsletter

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