In response to a potential ballot measure to cap the pay of executives at Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital, the administration has said the executive compensation is on par with industry standards, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.
The Service Employees International Union — United Healthcare Workers West is trying to put a measure on the November ballot that would limit executive pay at El Camino Hospital to no more than twice the salary of the state's governor, who made about $174,000 last year.
Chris Ernst, a spokesperson for El Camino Hospital, told the San Jose Mercury News that, "El Camino Hospital stands behind the careful and methodic approach taken by our board members to determine executive compensation that is reasonable and well within the bounds of competitive practice in the not-for-profit healthcare industry."
As of Wednesday, the SEIU said it has collected roughly 5,100 of the requisite 9,100 signatures needed for the ballot measure.
The Service Employees International Union — United Healthcare Workers West is trying to put a measure on the November ballot that would limit executive pay at El Camino Hospital to no more than twice the salary of the state's governor, who made about $174,000 last year.
Chris Ernst, a spokesperson for El Camino Hospital, told the San Jose Mercury News that, "El Camino Hospital stands behind the careful and methodic approach taken by our board members to determine executive compensation that is reasonable and well within the bounds of competitive practice in the not-for-profit healthcare industry."
As of Wednesday, the SEIU said it has collected roughly 5,100 of the requisite 9,100 signatures needed for the ballot measure.
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