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Feb 18, 2009 04:34 PM

California RN union, two others join forces to form new 150K-member association

by jsrRN

California RN union, two others join forces to form new 150K-member association

February 18, 2009 1:07 PM ET
bizjournals.com


The Oakland-based California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee and two other RN associations said early Wednesday they’re joining forces to create a new 150,000-member nurses association, which will be an AFL-CIO affiliate.


The three organizations called the merger “a dramatic move to unite the power and influence of America’s leading direct care RN associations.”

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Old Feb 18, 2009, 05:24 PM

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Three unions that together represent about 150,000 registered nurses said Wednesday they are forming a new organization that would be the nation's largest nurses' union.

The agreement combines the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses and Massachusetts Nurses Association into a single entity that will be more active in the debate over health care reform….

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-new-nurses-union,0,5224780.story
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Old Feb 18, 2009, 09:07 PM

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Threads merged.
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Old Feb 18, 2009, 11:31 PM

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This is Huge! A Fantastic combination- congratulations to all who are members of these organizations!
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 07:06 AM

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Woohoo! this is good news. I have been debating whether to move back to california where the nurses are unionized, have pretty safe working conditions and decent staffing ratios as well as good pay. Now with this merger we will hopefully see some of the same benefits given to IL. nurses. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 07:45 AM

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It's about time that nurses become truly united. Congrats to everyone, hopefully the stand alone states will rejoin. This is great news for all!!!!
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 08:09 AM

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I look forward to more states joining in. I really wish they would, if only to address the ratios.
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 09:04 AM

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I wonder how, with all of the infighting with the SEIU,this will affect the future of the labor movement for healthcare. My personal feeling is that nurses should belong to a nursing union, an I do include the LPN/LVN in there. Perhaps now we can get back to the original idea of one nursing union, like someone mentioned the teachers union. That is a powerful, maybe the most powerful union inthe country.
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 03:36 PM

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I agree that LVN's should be included in a nurses union not just a NR only union. Already they are trying to merge the LVN & Rn state boards together in CA probably leading to a smaller voice for LVN's
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Old Feb 19, 2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by yurnurse View Post
Woohoo! this is good news. I have been debating whether to move back to california where the nurses are unionized, have pretty safe working conditions and decent staffing ratios as well as good pay. Now with this merger we will hopefully see some of the same benefits given to IL. nurses. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

I am a nurse in Southern IL what benefits are you refering to that IL nurses have. There is not a single hospital in Southern IL that the RN staff is union.
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