(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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...