Newly hired LPN is making more money!!!!

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I was hired 6 months ago and am making $18 an hour.:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire I just learned that the new LPN is making $20 an hour and she has less experience than I do!!!!! What would you do?????:angryfire:madface::madface::madface:

Specializes in Med/surg,Tele,PACU,ER,ICU,LTAC,HH,Neuro.

Great links.

Know I know what I should have known. Employer is not always right.

I dont believe now and never have that males get paid more for being male....

It's a long standing well known statistical fact.

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tnbiz/women/pdfs/wages.pdf

"...Median weekly earnings of full-time female workers in the United States were $182 in 1979, compared with $292 for men. This put women's earnings at 62.3 percent of men's earnings. In 2005, women's median weekly earnings were $585, and men's were $722, putting women's earnings at 81.0 percent of men's earnings. Between 1979 and 2005, women's earnings increased 221 percent, while men's earnings increased 147 percent.

Accounting for the education level of female and male workers does not remove the disparity. At all levels of education, women have lower median weekly earnings than men (Graph 3). The earnings gap is largest for workers with a professional degree. In that category, women's weekly earnings are $1,128 and men's are $1,554, meaning that women's earnings are still only 72.6 percent of men's for people with professional degrees..."

http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00005311&segmentid=0004&tour=0&p_date=1

Thanks all.;) I finally called the administrator and talked to her about it. I didn't care if I was going to be fired or not. Anyway, she said that the new girl was hired at first just doing per diem-no insurance, no sick time, no benefits etc. She has now started full time. The administrator said she is still getting $20 an hour because she doesn't get insurance or benefits and that is why she gets paid more. The only reason I work full time is because I need health insurance so badly. Due to prior health problems, no one will give me any private health insurance coverage. :o

Oh, well, Blackcat, there's your answer. I got a higher wage in lieu of benefits on my first full time nurse job, but it was no $2 an hr! I got a whopping 13 cents more per hour. The administrator may be justified, but she is still not establishing good will. Have you been getting regular raises? I'll bet not. Don't stew too much. You can still probably find a place that will offer you better if you look.

Yes, I was thinking that $2 more an hour was quite a bit. :uhoh21:I think you're right. I better start looking around for something better.;)

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Yes, I was thinking that $2 more an hour was quite a bit. :uhoh21:I think you're right. I better start looking around for something better.;)

Benefits end up costing the employer quite a bit. For example, my employer has paid almost 12K so far this year for my benefits. So, in reality $2/hr more is not that much in light of how much benefits cost.

even better, i went to nlrb's site and found these little gems:

employee rights

the national labor relations act extends rights to many private-sector employees including the right to organize and bargain with their employer collectively. employees covered by the act are protected from certain types of employer and union misconduct and have the right to attempt to form a union where none currently exists.

examples of your rights as an employee under the nlra are:

  • forming, or attempting to form, a union among the employees of your employer.
  • joining a union whether the union is recognized by your employer or not.
  • assisting a union in organizing your fellow employees.
  • engaging in protected concerted activities. generally, "protected concerted activity" is group activity which seeks to modify wages or working conditions.
  • refusing to do any or all of these things. however, the union and employer, in a state where such agreements are permitted, may enter into a lawful union-security clause requiring employees to pay union dues and fees.

the nlra forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or engaging in protected concerted activities, or refraining from any such activity. similarly, labor organizations may not restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights.

click on national labor relations act to access the full text of the law.

then i clicked on "protected concerted activities" and got this:

http://www.nlrb.gov/workplace_rights/i_am_new_to_this_website/what_are_protected_concerted_activities.aspx

what are protected concerted activities?

the national labor relations act (nlra) protects employees' rights to engage in protected concerted activities with or without a union, which are usually group activities (2 or more employees acting together) attempting to improve working conditions, such as wages and benefits. some examples of such activities include:

a) 2 or more employees addressing their employer about improving their working conditions and pay;

b) 1 employee speaking to his/her employer on behalf of him/herself and one or more co-workers about improving workplace conditions;

c) 2 or more employees discussing pay or other work-related issues with each other.

the nlra also protects any individual employee's right to engage in union support, membership, and activities.

the nlra protects an individual employee's right not to engage in union activities or in other protected, concerted activities.

angie - you are awesome to be able to weed thru and find this sort of thing!! great job!:balloons:

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