Union Question

Oakwood and Crittenton

I think Mt. Clemens General is Unionized. At least it used to be.

U of M is too.

Are you guys for or against nurses being in a union? Why?

I'm not against it.I would want the union to be nurse-specific though. Just because a hospital is unionized does not always make it better. Yeah, they may pay more but they do take out quite a bit for union dues as the union is not free.

Being raised in a union family and married to a union worker, I see things from both perspectives. A union is good if it works in favor of their members and truly fights for their rights and best interest. A union is worthless if all they do is take your money and do absolutely nothing for you. My mother is a UAW retiree and my hubby is a member of a trade union. All I can say is my mother had it made, and my hubby's union is great for benefits but absolutely sucks for job security. Unions just aren't what they used to be.

I would like to see a nurses union that secured job security, mandates a minimum amount of patients to nurse ratios, negotiates for higher pay and better benefits and pensions and better working conditions amongst other things. I am unfamiliar with the nurse unions that were mentioned, but would like to learn more about them. Anyone care to elaborate on their usefulness?

Yeah, I was union when I did home care and the union dues were quite a bit. I hated that.

Oakwood nurses are not unionized. Only Oakwood nursing assistants.

Whoa, never knew that. I thought they were.