Coalition to rally for jobs at SUNY Downstate on Thursday
More than 200 positions being cut
Central Brooklyn residents plan to rally to save vital health care services at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush on Thursday.
More than 200 SUNY Downstate employees will be losing their jobs later this month as cash-strapped Downstate restructures.
The rally is being sponsored by the SUNY Downstate Coalition of Faith, Labor and Community Leaders, comprised of Brooklyn-area religious and community organizations and unions representing SUNY Downstate employees.
The rally will begin at noon outside the 470 Clarkson Avenue entrance to Downstate’s University Hospital in Central Brooklyn. Coalition leaders, state lawmakers and members of the community will call on state elected officials to stop any further downsizing or privatization plans that would erode the health care services Downstate provides to residents of Central Brooklyn.