UNM HOSPITAL WORKERS ARE NOT HAPPY THAT , FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY MUST GET A FLU SHOT OR FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION…. UP TO POSSIBLE DISMISSAL. IN AN EMAIL TO THE HOSPITAL'S 6-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER FIRST TO COMPLY. THE UNIION THAT REPRESENTS HALF OF THE EMPLOYEES SAYS THEY WERE NOT CONSULTED AND ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED SUCH AS WHETHER EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO THE MANDATORY SHOTS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF MEDICALLY AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THEIR PAY AND BENEFITS. UNION OFFICIALS AND THE HOSPITAL BOARD HAVE SCHEDULED AN EMERGENCY HEARING FOR NEXT TUESDAY.
