Man In Black

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1. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   Man In Black replied to Brian's topic in Union

   (I am not an MNA nurse but I fully support their efforts at achieving safer staffing.) IMO no member of the bargaining unit has the least desire for any patient to come to harm and that is the driving force behind this dispute. It isn't to give nursi...

2. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   Man In Black replied to Brian's topic in Union

   I saw 3 retired nurses at a graduation party in Avon Mn yesterday. All 3 of them were fully supportive of the nurses attempts to improve staffing because they all recognize the staffing issues AND remember the old days. My godmother made a point of c...

3. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   Man In Black replied to Chico David's topic in Union

   Except for things like safe staffing, safe work practices, sick leave, vacation leave, due process were all achieved through collective bargaining. They weren't made part of modern employee benefit packages out of the goodness of owners hearts. They ...

4. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   Man In Black replied to Brian's topic in Union

   MNA did try to minimize the impact of the strike on patients. How far in advance was the strike announced? At least 3 weeks from my memory. Patient's had ample notice and I really doubt that there was a single employer who did not work with those who...

5. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

   Man In Black replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

   Man In Black replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism

   CBO has scored this bill. It saves 1.2 trillion over the next 2 decades. SS is not broke see: We have to fix health care to fix the federal, state and individual budgets.

7. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

   Man In Black replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism

   Warren Buffet would certainly disagree with your statement. I don't have much time for the poor billionaires argument. http://www.cnbc.com/id/21553857/ You pay a much higher proportional taxrate for a much smaller piece of the commons.

8. Afraid of getting terminated after calling in sick a lot?

   Man In Black replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

   Make sure you bring your Doctors notes in to your supervisor.... Ask for help in navigating your way through the HR process. Hospital infection control policies will probably protect you for the hand wound issues. Jury duty in most states is legall...

9. CNA Un-Truths

   Man In Black replied to PICUPNP's topic in Union

   Minnesota Nurses Association has: Negotiated a DEFINED BENEFIT pension plan for nurses in the MPLS/StPaul labor market. Continues to work to expand safe staffing language to apply through statute for all MN hospitals not just those represented by MNA...

10. Organ Donation Opt Out

    Man In Black replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    Opting out is a better strategy IMO. I am an organ donor but I think that making a person choose to opt out yields better results. (There are plenty of studies out there that actually call for a form of benevolent paternalism. Choice is good but it c...

11. What's 'Democratic' about Compulsory Unionism?

    Man In Black replied to PICUPNP's topic in Union

    Viking very clearly spoke to "if you receive the benefits" then you should help pay for the benefits that you receive. He certainly did not endorse forced membership but instead spoke to the importance of helping to pay the way. He didn't argue for j...

12. We're being raided by the NNU

    Man In Black replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Union

    Union families have much better benefits: Some 85 percent of union workers in large and medium-sized workplaces have employer-provided health care benefits, compared with only 74 percent of unrepresented workers. If injury or illness keeps us off the...

13. We're being raided by the NNU

    Man In Black replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Union

    Unions can significantly affect nurse wages. Nurses covered by a union contract in 2008 earned 16.5% more per week than non-covered nurses, while LPNs/LVNs represented by unions earned a wage premium of 21%. This translates to a weekly earnings inc...

14. We're being raided by the NNU

    Man In Black replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Union

    Organizing campaigns are not "raiding." Go to the meetings with an open mind. My experience as a union nurse is that we have a higher performing organization with better wages and benefits under a union contract. Many professionals believe there is ...

15. Nursing Unions

    Man In Black replied to NSCU RN's topic in Union

    My initial response was in reference to census poverty data..