By Ava Johnson

When you are a frontline worker, your job is not just a paycheck. It is stability and the difference between keeping your family afloat or slipping under.

That is why the proposal to move Monmouth Medical Center out of Long Branch and miles away to Tinton Falls is not just a bad idea for public health. It is a direct threat to the working people who keep this hospital running and to the communities who depend on it.

I have spent my entire adult life organizing, advocating, and standing with workers across Monmouth County. And I can tell you plainly: RWJBarnabas’ plan hits workers the hardest and most unfairly.

Let us start with the truth nobody wants to acknowledge.

Many frontline staff at MMC, especially custodial, food service, patient transport, and support roles,

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