Small SEIU victory

Chicago SEIU Local 73 battles back against increased workload goals. Seems the patient intake staff were expected to increase their patient intake from 5 to 8 an hour. Believing the increase in productivity was a basis for cost reductions and job elimination, the union turned its attention to "quality" thereby reducing the average intake from 5 to 3 an hour. There is no specification of the type of problem inherent in admitting 5 patients an hour that may be eliminated by admitting only 3 persons an hour. The union spokesperson provides no discussion of what quality improvement is expected from taking more time to admit those in need of hospitalization. Of course there must be real benefit or otherwise the productivity reduction might be seen as an unlawful work slowdown.