Do you get to drop working weekends after working for your hospital with seniority?

I would LOVE that deal!

In my case having an extra weekend off is largely dependent on the needs of the ER. Because I only work part time, I am required to work every other weekend. In my case, this works out well, because it gives me extra time at home with my children during the week, as well as giving my husband a taste of what "mommy life" is like!

We have a union contract.
Every employee is guaranteed an average of every 3rd weekend off--
17 per yr
Many RNs prefer to work--we get paid 25% premium pay for every Sat or Sun worked

Where I work, it's a 4 days on / two off schedule, so you will have the full weekend off every six or seven weeks...

There are two nurses who have been there for nearly twenty years; they work Mon-Fri, no exceptions.

Nope. We gotta work 2 out of 4 weekends a month (or more accurately, 4 weekend days out of 8). Bummer...No weekend diff either.

I don't think it is a writtern rule, but where I work there are several nurses who do not work weekends. They have worked in this unit for 20+ years though and in a way I feel they deserve it.

Everyone has the same obligation where I work.
There are Nurses that have been at this hospital for 15-20+ years that hate it.
I can see there point, too. But, I can also see how new hires would be completely burned out if they had to work every weekend.
Weekend hires is a great idea!

it "pays" to work weekends where I work--not only do eves and nites get their shift differential but ALL shifts get 25% more for weekends

We get a measly 5% differential. Some people request to work them though, just because there are fewer tests/procedures those days, no mgmt, etc. You wouldn't have to mandate people to work shifts they didn't want if you upped the differential enough to make it worth their while, but of course that costs money, and God forbid nurses ever see any of that - I'd work at least one a week for 25%, in a heartbeat.

Actually I am part time, and if I do not want to work weekends I dont have to. I choose to because it always nicer to work when the suits are not around. Much more relaxed