mobilsurgrn

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1. Alabama RNs need a good union. A quick poll.

   mobilsurgrn replied to tadpolern's topic in Union

2. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

   mobilsurgrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   They will be there soon. Get out your checkbook.... If CNA is your best hope- move.

3. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

   mobilsurgrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   Wow, you are a former HR Director and want to help organize a union in a right to work state. Did your training as a Hospital HR Director include any information about labor law? Florida has a number of great nursing unions like SEIU (service worker...

4. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

   mobilsurgrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   So that 20% is obviously smarter than the other 80%.. Where's the data? Which union sets the standard for what I make? Is there a study that shows that union nurses have better compensation (salary, benefits) after subtracting dues, than non union? O...

5. Citrus Valley RNs win election

   mobilsurgrn replied to mark hamel's topic in California

   And on the same day, today, for the first time in CNA's history, (following a decert petition filed 1/13/06) nurses at Inland Valley Medical Center in Murietta, voted by a margin of 55/45 to remove the CNA as it's bargaining agent. Whether you are pr...

6. Getting Along- The Union Debate

   mobilsurgrn replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism

   I may have misspoken. But if you look at the BLS report for 2004-2005, in the category for healthcare professionals, in which nurses are included, the rate of union representation rose from 12.4 to 12.6%. This may include a disproportionate share of ...

7. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   mobilsurgrn replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   OK, so trying to navigate the polar(ized) ice here..For those of you who take the absolute, respective positions that unions are absolutely the best thing for nurses in California but they're not relevant or desired in Texas or other locations, is th...

8. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   mobilsurgrn replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   I may be incorrect about this, and I will go back and look at my old (22 years ago) class notes, but I think required union membership (union security) isn't mandatory- even in non right to work states like California. Union security is bargained as ...

9. Getting Along- The Union Debate

   mobilsurgrn posted a topic in Activism

   I am relatively new to this board but there seems to be a trend relative to Pro and Anti-Union posts and posters. Union membership in nursing is on the rise. Still there are more nurses who choose not to orgainize than who do. Will the trend continue...

10. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    mobilsurgrn replied to imkw_np's topic in California

    OK, I'll have to trust your experience on that...

11. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    mobilsurgrn replied to imkw_np's topic in California

    I don't think it's directly about money. I think recognition may go away in a one-payor model. I completely agree that a mandatory insurance model would be a good first step and I would not complain about paying a fair share for others to have it.

12. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    mobilsurgrn replied to imkw_np's topic in California

    It is nothing but spin and it was published over 10 years ago. But take the issue out of political context. The proposed legislation is rediculous. It is unsustainable and would never pass a means test. The bill's sponsor claims that the U.S. could p...

13. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    mobilsurgrn replied to imkw_np's topic in California

    Fergus, as a person who lived in Canada, how would an all-access system make a difference in ED visits? Would people avail themselves to clinics or primary care physicians because it was free? Do Canadians, as a rule, take more respsonsibilty for pre...

14. Citrus Valley RNs win election

    mobilsurgrn replied to mark hamel's topic in California

    One of the largest non- union hospital in southern Calif. is now under California Nurses Assn. control............... Under their control? Might not be far from true. How abjectly sad.

15. Kudos to the UCSD Nursing Staff

    mobilsurgrn posted a topic in California

    I was in San Diego a few weeks ago. On the first night there, my boss and I went down to the Gaslight? area for dinner. We were standing on a street corner waiting to cross when a car swerved up onto the sidewalk and hit my boss (at > 40 mph). It ...