FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Officials from the Service Employees International Union District 1199 says they have reached a settlement with Alecto Healthcare Services following the closure of the Fairmont Regional Hospital.
Detail of the deal are confidential, but it reportedly includes paid-time-off, accrued vacation time and bonus days.
“This is a major victory for the workers of Fairmont Regional Medical Center, who continued to provide quality care to this community up until the day Alecto shuttered the doors of the hospital,” said Joyce Gibson, Regional Director for SEIU District 1199.“By working with Governor Justice and Attorney General Morrisey, we are sending a message that if you are going to do business in West Virginia, you have to treat our workers with dignity and respect.”
Reports indicate former hospital workers plan to continue to work with Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to pursue litigation for 401K contributions the California-based, for-profit healthcare corporation still owes union members.
“These employees did not ask for the sudden closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center. It was forced upon the employees and the community at large amid a global pandemic. Our office intends to leave no stone unturned. Employees of Fairmont Regional, as well as those at Ohio Valley Medical Center, deserve nothing less,” Morrisey added.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have been working with Union leaders since first learning of Alecto’s plan to close Fairmont Regional Medical Center.