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Does any one work in a unionized facility

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[TD=width: 638] If you work in a unionized facility can you share your experience with me. This is for a class project

1. Benefits of Unionization

2. Limitations of Unionization

3. Issues Faced in the Health Care Setting

4. Strategies to Resolve Conflict and Enhance Employment Conditions

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    Staffing is negotiable. Staffing is a working condition. Some of our contracts include numerical ratios for each unit. Others include a staffing committee.

    I'm certain our work for safe staffing has saved lives.

    All our contracts have an "Escape Clause" stating both the hospital and the union must follow the law. In the United States all hospitals that are reimbursed for care provided to Medicare and/or Medicaid patients must comply with the CMS Regulations for Hospitals.

    This includes on page 196 of the linked document:

    482.23(b) Standard: Staffing and Delivery of Care

    The nursing service must have adequate numbers of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical (vocational) nurses, and other personnel to provide nursing care to all patients as needed.

    There must be supervisory and staff personnel for each department or nursing unit to ensure, when needed, the immediate availability of a registered nurse for bedside care of any patient.

    http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_a_hospitals.pdf

    In my state our union nurses and thousands of nurses not represented by our union worked for 12 years to achieve the first safe staffing ratios written into the law: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8612C410941F11E29091E6B951DDF6CE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=%28sc.Default%29

    Here is more information: http://nnumagazine.uberflip.com/i/159198

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    1. Benefits of Unionization:

    Research has shown unionized work places have better benefits and pay when compared to a non-union hospital in the same area. I also did my own comparison, I get paid $10 more than the non-union hospital. I also do not have to pay for my family medical coverage.

    Another perk is union representation. Getting fired becomes a longer more laborious process, in other words, job security.

    2. Limitations of Unionization

    I pay almost $100 in union dues a month.

    3. Issues Faced in the Health Care Setting

    No issues here. The union has gotten me everything I wanted in my position. Even when the managers tried to pull me off orientation 2 months early, I informed my union rep and the managers backed down. So thank you very much union.

    4. Strategies to Resolve Conflict and Enhance Employment Conditions:

    Have a witness, never have a one one one conversation. If the other party feels intimidated, you may be written up for lateral violence. Talk like grown adults outside of work off hospital property.

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