Forum, unions to discuss changes
Source: By WILLIAM K. ALCORN, VINDICATOR (OH), Thursday, August 3, 2006
WARREN — Union leaders who represent nurses and service workers at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital have been invited to meet with the company Friday to discuss announced changes in the behavioral medicine programs. Last week, Dr. Keith Ghezzi, Forum Health's interim president and chief executive officer, said in the Forum Flash newsletter that the health system would contract with Diamond Healthcare to manage and operate all behavioral medicine programs, effective Oct. 1. …… The announcement produced letters from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2026 and 2804 demanding negotiations on the employee issue. The unions say they have successor clauses in their contracts.