INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

Sad day for Texas nurses. Who are you kidding? Unions don't do anything well except collect dues.

Texas girls do like to throw down. Especially in the spirit of protecting our patients, our license, and each other. Actually, I have not had many good reasons to throw down lately...Let's celebrate Ya'll.. yeee ha! Ride em cowgirl. Put on your boots ma and let's go barrel racing! Do ya'll remember that time I chased that armidillo into that cactus burrow? Ya'll was pulling cactus needles out of my fingers all night. Good thing I was surrounded by nurses. Hey maybe the Cali nurses will want to go on one of our armidillo chasing camping trips? What do you think ladies? Yes I am serious.

Texas girls do like to throw down. Especially in the spirit of protecting our patients, our license, and each other. Actually, I have not had many good reasons to throw down lately...Let's celebrate Ya'll.. yeee ha! Ride em cowgirl. Put on your boots ma and let's go barrel racing! Do ya'll remember that time I chased that armidillo into that cactus burrow? Ya'll was pulling cactus needles out of my fingers all night. Good thing I was surrounded by nurses. Hey maybe the Cali nurses will want to go on one of our armidillo chasing camping trips? What do you think ladies? Yes I am serious.

Just so all of the Texas RNs know, I am most happy to share my California NNOC/CNA dues with the Texas RNs. An injury to one is truly an injury to all, nurses and patients alike. All RNs across the country need to get on board this train, for it is going all the way, to protect patients and nursing practice. Bedside, direct care RNs, on the move to improve the health of the nation. Let's rock'n'roll....

Well to throw down is kind of like a hoe-down without the dancing. A hoe-down is defined....A square dance or a social gathering at which square dancing takes place. Although, I do think one may have the intent to just throw down but then if unplanned dancing occurs it could be called a "throw-down hoe-down." Oh I don't know but it sounds fun anyway. And those armidillo's are FAST.

Well to throw down is kind of like a hoe-down without the dancing. A hoe-down is defined....A square dance or a social gathering at which square dancing takes place. Although, I do think one may have the intent to just throw down but then if unplanned dancing occurs it could be called a "throw-down hoe-down." Oh I don't know but it sounds fun anyway. And those armidillo's are FAST.

Very proud of and happy for the CyFair RNs!

Here's hoping the fruits of the victory spread far and wide!

I'm posting this fast, and don't yet have all the details, but here is what I do know:
CNA just won a representation election for the RNs at Cypress Fairbanks Hospital, a part of the Tenet chain in Houston Texas.
Other than a small number of RNs employed by the federal government, this represents the first unionized nurses in the entire state a very tough organizing environment. It is the first major fruits of a three year statewide campaign.
The election was run under an organizing agreement won at the bargaining table by Tenet nurses in California.
Don't yet have numbers or other details, will make a second post when I do. I've met some of these Texas nurses and they are just the greatest. This is only the first of many organizing victories to come in this state.