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1. Nurses and unions

   screwtape replied to screwtape's topic in General Nursing

   There is another side of this coin. Staff at my hospital do not negotiate their salaries. Everyone gets paid by a schedule. Now, recently the hospital audited all RNs pay and found that some were getting underpaid according to the schedule. They ...

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3. Nurses and unions

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4. Nurses and unions

   screwtape replied to screwtape's topic in General Nursing

   I MUCH prefer the ANA over a union. My problem with the ANA is that it tends to be a liberal organization. It wants more federal spending for hospitals and medicine, etc. I am a conservative, I truly believe that the gross intervention into health...

5. Nurses and unions

   screwtape replied to screwtape's topic in General Nursing

   BJA, Thanks for the insight. While I knew that there would be a period of stasis while the contract got ratified, and have argued that some nurses would leave if the union got certified, you have given me more food for thought. My view, in general, ...

6. Nurses and unions

   screwtape replied to screwtape's topic in General Nursing

   While it's true, unions do offer some benefits I think the right to work concern isn't what it used to be. With the many federal and state labor laws now about the only way a person can be fired at the drop of a hat is through down-sizing. With the...

7. Nurses and unions

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   The hospital I work at is nearing a validation vote. I am a full time RN there. There has been a long battle between the organization seeking to organize the RNs and the management of the hospital. For the past few months I have been at the head of...