WE THE UNDERSIGNED CONCERNED SEIUHCMN REPRESENTED RN'S AND LPN'S AT INTEGRATED HOME CARE WISH TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING:

1) IHC HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS WITH LIMITED SUPERVISORY ADVOCATES FOR STAFF AND CLIENTS

2) IHC CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITH NO PERMANENT REPLACEMENTS FOR 3 MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN LET GO OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS

3) RN AND LPN STAFF HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE INTERIM H.R. MANAGER, ADRIANNE WADE

4) STAFF ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR LEADERSHIP AT IHC THAT KNOWS THE HOME CARE BUSINESS FROM A NURSING AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE

5) STAFF CONTINUE TO BE FRUSTRATED WITH WAGE AND PRODUCTIVITY INEQUITIES IN COMPARISON TO OTHER HOME CARE EMPLOYERS IN THE COMMON MARKET

6) STAFF CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH ACHIEVING A LIFE/WORK BALANCE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS SPEAK OF. THE HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT HAS DIMINISHED, AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS STAFF OF IHC HAVE A COMMITMENT TO SEE IT RETURNS

WE ASK THAT IHC AND CORPORATE LEADERS STAND BY OUR PATIENT/CLIENTS AND THE DEDICATED STAFF OF RN'S AN LPN'S. WE ASK FOR A FAIR AND JUST CONTRACT THAT RECOGNIZES OUR SKILLS IN THE HOME CARE INDUSTRY AND OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE PATIENTS WE CARE FOR ON A DAILY BASIS. WE ALSO ASK THAT AN EXPEDITED EFFORT BE MADE TO REPLACE A LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AT IHC THAT CAN WORK WITH US IN A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PATIENT FOCUSED MANNER. THIS BEING DONE WHILE KEEPING A COMMITMENT TO A WORK/LIFE BALANCE AND A HEALTHY WORKPLACE FOR ALL