More than 3,500 state health workers to be laid off under Louisiana privatization drive - World Socialist Web Site
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More than 3,500 state health workers to be laid off under Louisiana privatization drive
By Tom Hall
12 June 2013
Louisiana’s Civil Service Commission voted 3-to-2 Monday to allow the privatization plans for four south Louisiana hospitals to go ahead. The measure will result in just over 3,500 layoffs of state employees, overturning the Civil Service protections covering the vast majority.