jsrRN

jsrRN has 10 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. The Great American Hospital Organizing Campaign has begun!

   jsrRN posted a topic in Union

   today the california nurses association/national nurses organizing committee (cna/nnoc) and the service employees international union (seiu) announced an accord to work together to bring union representation to all non-union rns and other healthcare ...

2. UAN/NNOC/MNA Form largest RN Union in History

   jsrRN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Union

   This is an amazing step forward! I've always been puzzled that teachers managed to get themselves organized in teacher's unions, but as a profesison as RNs we allowed ourselves to be atomized and parsed out among non-RN unions.

3. Health insurer accused of overcharging millions

   jsrRN posted a topic in Activism

   http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28635329/ health insurer accused of overcharging millions unitedhealth group agrees to a $50 million settlement after investigation by melissa dahl, jeff rossen and robert powell today updated 4:51 a.m. pt, tues., jan. 1...

4. Let's stop counting on charity to pay medical bills

   jsrRN posted a topic in Activism

   http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_11356013?IADID=Search-www.contracostatimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com Readers Forum: Let's stop counting on charity to pay medical bills By Rose Ann DeMoro Guest Commentary Updated: 01/02/2009 05:05:10 PM P...

5. union pro or con

   jsrRN replied to mark3274's topic in Union

   I agree with Latenightnurse I believe that many non-union nurses are bullied into silence by managers that employ threats and intimidation. New graduates, nurses who are the main breadwinner and foreign nurses are often most at risk. Others who s...

6. Nursing Unions

   jsrRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Union

   I think that my previous posting speaks for itself.

7. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

   jsrRN replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Union

   The strikes were necessary to accomplish the staffing improvements. Once the hospital agreed to staffing improvements, we were willing and able to negotiate wages. It took about 2 hours for us to agree to their wage proposal. 18 months and 3 strik...

8. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

   jsrRN replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Union

   As a union member and a member of our bargaining team, I believe that it's ethical for nurses to go on strike. If conditions are unsafe and you've exhausted your options, it is unethical not to strike when a majority of your coworkers voted democrat...

9. Nursing Unions

   jsrRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Union

   The National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) is the union that organized at Cypress-Fairbanks. You can belong and get involved even if you work in a non-union facility. For example, nurses across the state are fighting for NNOC's bill for staffi...

10. Nursing Unions

    jsrRN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Union

    I have to agree with ChicoDavid. It's management's job to manage employees, i.e. counsel them when their behavior needs to change and initiate disciplinary action if appropriate. The union's job in disciplines is to provide support and fair treatment...

11. NY RNs fighting unfair management tactics and unsafe patient conditions

    jsrRN replied to GypsyOrchid's topic in Union

    Another bill that we defeated in California thia year would have allowed dental assistants to administer conscious sedation! The attacks on our scope of practice are constant. It takes collective action to have enough power to push back effectively...

12. ANA... Should I continue being a member?

    jsrRN replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    I was a member of ANA when I got out of school and found that they had very little to offer me as a bedside nurse. I get my updates from www.calnurses.org and www.nnoc.net (the folks that fought for and won staffing ratios in Ca).

13. SEIU Agrees to Gag Nursing Home Workers

    jsrRN posted a topic in Union

    SEIU Agrees to Gag Nursing Home Workers Full story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003601276_seiu05m.html By Ralph Thomas Seattle Times Olympia bureau OLYMPIA -- State lawmakers are used to seeing big budget requests from the Servic...

14. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    jsrRN replied to LindaKirby's topic in Union

    Give me a break! If SEIU had been organizing in Ohio for 3 years, how could CNA/NNOC derail the process in a week's time? This is proof that there was no support from RNs in those facilities. SEIU and teh hospitals were banking on the fact that t...