On February 10th, 2002, CEO James Hereford of M Health Fairview cut closed dozens of hospital beds and laid off scores of union nurses. Claiming a $40 million budget deficit, Fairview is also discussing the possible closure of St Joseph's Hospital entirely. With a Democratic majority in City government and the 20,000 member strong Minnesota Nurses Association, how does privatized health care square off against the needs of staff and an entire working class community?
We Do The Work begins the story and asks, "Can we turn a negotiated surrender into a real movement?" Join us as we turn worker run media on CEO James Hereford and talk to the workers, the community, politicians and union leadership.