nurses buttons bother administration

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It will be a sad state when ALL hospitals are unionized. The unions have driven up the cost of air fare, driven down the quality of american automobiles, and made a mockery out of real labor issues like Child Labor and Occupational Safety.

I used to agree with that statement, but don't anymore, I think nurses would be better off as a profession if they had a strong union. Have never had the priviledge of working where there was one though.

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In a hospital where I worked at, the anti-union nurses wore buttons that said something like "Focus on patient care-Vote NO UNION" Patients would, of course, ask what it was about, and they would ask all the nurses (wearing buttons or not) what their thought were. Meanwhile, we were told not to discuss any union-related info on hospital grounds or we would possibly be terminated. Ultimately, the union withdrew.

IMO, the situations I observed should never have taken place. Patients observed heated discussions between pro/anti-union nurses. Rather, patients shoud have been unaware that any discord was in the air. It created an uneasiness with our patients, and clearly the focus during that time waS not on patient care.

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If the hospital has a policy regarding dress code and it is enforced housewide, then the nurses chose to leave by not removing the buttons and the ULP will not be upheld. This is a dress code issue.

The union will often bait administration this way to file an unfair labor practice. I've seen it happen over and over in my hospital.

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