Do CNA's in a union ever get fired?

It can be done but it is very difficult. The RN supervisor needs to document all of these behaviors in the form of verbal, then written counsellings. The supervisor needs to engage the assistance of the DON to help sit with this employee during the counsellings. The employee will be allowed to have a union representative present during the counsellings but they are not allowed to keep their job if they are violating the facility's abuse prevention policy by being rude to residents and failing to provide care, and other making residents uncomfortable and frightened. But documentation is the key, each and EVERY instance. Eventually, there will be enough written evidence to suspend and terminate, without union recourse.

people get fired from a union all the time. it is not protection against being a jerk. as the above nurse said, enough documentation and warnings in the file should do it. what will happen is they will strike a deal where the worker is let go, but nothing will be on her 'permanent' record. keep after it.

Yes. I've worked in union buildings and have fired CNAs and nurses.

I would expect any nurse to be able to write up an aide. If the nurse is instructing the aide on what care needs done then by definition aren't they supervising the aide?

Well, the whole point of a union is protection of jobs, benefits, compensation, etc. against management that would otherwise seek to take them away. Unions are about the eternal give and take between labor and management. This results in union employees being more difficult to terminate. Yes, even those who do a less than stellar job. It's a very necessary evil when you consider the alternative.....

Are the RN supervisors using all the disciplinary routes available? Where I work, bad aides and nurses CAN be fired, but the supervisors need to establish a legitimate and verifiable paper trail first to establish just cause.