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Discussion on contract and compensation disparities among healthcare workers

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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse addresses the issue of contract and compensation disparities among healthcare workers at NYC Health + Hospitals. She emphasizes the high cost of living in New York City and the need for fair compensation.

Narcisse stresses the importance of reimagining contracts to address disparities
She highlights the significant gap in compensation between different workers doing similar jobs
The council member expresses hope for pushing forward conversations to ensure doctors receive fair contracts

Mercedes Narcisse

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Thank you so much, Doctor.

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Cass.

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I think we spoke about that many times, like saying the contract the different contracts, because we're human beings.

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So when we work together, we're doing the same work and knowing that your partner is getting more money than you and sometimes you probably do more than the other partner and the partner getting more.

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So we know that in in in New York City you know how expensive that is to live in New York City.

0:26:47

We can I recall vividly there's a guy that was that was out there talking, you know, wannabe, mayor of New York City and he used to say the rent is too damn high?

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Even it's damn high for them too.

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So, now since we get to that point, we cannot go backward.

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We have to reimagine.

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I understand most of the contract was drawn, many years decades ago, But I think sometimes we come to a point where we have to think and we have to be wiser in making decision.

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I'm not saying the other people folks when they started was not wise, but we have a chance to make it better.

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So, I hope with that process I know you're not gonna answer, question about contracts where we are, but I'm saying like I'm hoping in the conversation that we've been having that is gonna be pushed forward to make sure our doctors get contract that mid in the middle.

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They cannot be too far.

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What I'm hearing the numbers are too far apart and it's wrong.

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To get to some of the questions so we can get to, sorry.

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