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Union-backed cleaners of hospital linens plan a walkout over job
conditions. Supervisors, replacements are set to maintain
deliveries.
By Nancy Cleeland and Lisa Girion
Times Staff Writers
Workers who clean the linens of half the hospitals in Southern
California are planning to strike Thursday, part of a national
campaign against laundry contractor Angelica Corp. that could
disrupt services to healthcare facilities across the country.
Union leaders said Monday a majority of workers are set to walk off
the job at 15 Angelica plants, including six in the Los Angeles
area. They also said union truck drivers and healthcare workers will
cooperate by refusing to handle linens delivered by striker
replacements.
Officials of the company, based in Chesterfield, Mo., have assured
hospitals that the work of picking up mounds of soiled linens and
delivering clean folded bundles will be done at the usual pace by
supervisors and replacement workers.
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