PA: Wills Eye workers vote to unionize

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

pasnap is the big rn run independent union in philadelphia area. wills eye as a hospital is closing as minimal need for inpatient stay these days. jefferson health system affilitated with them must be having a coronary. pasnap is loosely affiliated with cna and mna. karen

wills eye workers vote to unionize

philadelphia business journal - 9:51 am est monday

by [color=#2c5d8f]john george

registered nurses and technicians at [color=#2c5d8f]wills eye surgical center voted 29-to-3 to form a union with the [color=#2c5d8f]pennsylvania association of staff nurses and allied professionals, union officials said saturday.

wills eye surgical center is part of [color=#2c5d8f]wills eye hospital of philadelphia. the hospital and the surgery center, both in center city philadelphia, are operated by the [color=#2c5d8f]philadelphia board of city trusts.

union officials said the employees of the surgical center decided to join pasnap because they believed they were being "shortchanged for their expertise and dedication to their patients" and they wanted to receive adequate compensation for experience and secure retirement benefits and "respect for the highly specialized quality work the nurses and technicians perform."

the members of the new pasnap local will work with pasnap staff members to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with wills eye surgical center.

pasnap represents 5,000 registered nurses at several other philadelphia-area facilities including crozer-chester medical center, temple university hospital, temple northeastern hospital, mercy fitzgerald hospital and mercy suburban hospital.

wills eye looks to future: new facility will zero in on outpatient, advanced care

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

reflecting pent up demands for respect and recognition, wills eye surgical center nurses organize union the registered nurses and technicians who work for the wills eye surgical center voted 29 to 3 to form a unions with pasnap.full story»