Unions. What do they do for us?

[diane227]

Most nurses in the state of Washington are union. I came from Texas where nurses are not union. My salary is higher here but other than that I cannot determine anything that the union does for me. I got a small raise this year but the union took that raise as dues. My husband, who is also a nurse, and I together pay about $1700.00 per year in union dues. I don't agree with most of the stuff they do, especially at the state level. What are they doing for me?

[Mindful, RN]

Read And Learn, What A Nursing UNION Is..... http://www.nysna.org/union/rns_need.htm