Ludlow

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  1. Been getting calls from SEIU?

    Ludlow replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think SEIU got our names from the state BRN. I received a call last week. I was amazed that the caller didn't know any of the background surrounding the survey questions he was asking. I later found...

  2. Nnoc

    Ludlow replied to lee1's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Given that hospital corporations are national, you are absolutely right: We need a national union. One with gumption and teeth. I am partial to

  3. Making Patient Advocacy Real

    Ludlow replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As far as I'm concerned, the whole problem with this is that with the private insurance companies, decisions are made behind closed doors. There is no transparency when it comes to how decisions about...

  4. University of California RN win historic CNA contract

    Ludlow replied to Ludlow's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I know that you guys are fighting for Sutter to obey the law---to follow the ratios. Some companies are so brazen thinking they can get away with it. And you guys are holding their feet to the fire....

  5. Pa. nurses to join with national labor group

    Ludlow replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    it is an honor and a joy to be united with the nurses from the great state of

  6. Nnoc

    Ludlow replied to lee1's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    One of the ways nurses have found political power is through joining together in a union. And as we have discussed, the kind of union that represents us DOES make a big difference. Check out this...

  7. Making Patient Advocacy Real

    Ludlow replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    my prayers and best hope are with nick and his

  8. The union will lower my pay...........

    Ludlow replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It is the foolish union that drives its employer out of business. Believe me, my employer is awash in funds. This is just to say how underpaid I was in 1997 at that non-union hospital. I don't know...

  9. Making Patient Advocacy Real

    Ludlow replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Our present health care system that has insurers making billions of dollars in profit while their enrollees like Nick suffer has got to go! Surely we could all sleep better at night knowing that our...

  10. The union will lower my pay...........

    Ludlow replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I started out working at a non-union hospital. The yearly raise was from 0-3%. I think the next year it raised to 4% max. My first year I was docked because I had too much overtime---I was told I had...

  11. First Unionized Hospital in Texas

    Ludlow replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    It will be a good thing when every nurse in this country realizes and truly believes that it is NOT OK for the employer to steal from you. That is exactly what is happening when you are expected to...

  12. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    Ludlow replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    How fast do Armidillo run? And what do you do when you throw down? Wooeee, I can tell that it will be great to have a whole state full of Texas nurses in the NNOC! Health care and patient care will...

  13. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Ludlow replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I made up a little ditty for universal health care: WE WANT GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE Health care is a human right, we want Guaranteed Health Care. Come with us and join the fight for Guaranteed Health...

  14. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Ludlow replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a good friend who has dual English and American citizenship. She told me recently that she that even though work is scarce for her right now and she has rotten health insurance that hardly...

  15. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    Ludlow replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That kind of talk is standard union-busting hospital administration talk. All nurses working in a non-union hospital are 'at will' employees. You already are at risk of being fired for 'no reason.' A...

  16. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    Ludlow replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A study was done and published in the Journal of Nursing Administration that found that patients had better outcomes at unionized hospitals. There's a summary of the article at...

  17. Nnoc

    Ludlow replied to lee1's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You'll probably run into some Cook County nurses that are NNOC members. Pump them for information. And check out the NNOC website: http://www.calnurses.org/nnoc/. Scroll down and you'll see the link...

  18. First Unionized Hospital in Texas

    Ludlow replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is a testament to the greatness of those nurses in Houston. They have my utmost respect. Banded together now with the backing of NNOC they can make their hospital a safer place for their...

  19. Nnoc

    Ludlow replied to lee1's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A Tenet Hospital in Houston just voted to join NNOC. Check out this thread:

  20. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    Ludlow replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am so proud of and grateful for those Texas nurses at CyFair! I know how nasty Tenet gets in union-bashing. These nurses must be made of stern stuff. I am so delighted to have such strong patient...

  21. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    Ludlow replied to LindaKirby's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thank you for summing up what

  22. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    Ludlow replied to LindaKirby's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Didn't we agree to * Don't use this venue to trash CNA/NNOC * Don't use this venue to insult, demean or belittle CNA/NNOC members * Check facts before posting anything that has anything to do...

  23. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    Ludlow replied to LindaKirby's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    And of course the ground rules include: Don't use this venue as part of a union busting or raiding campaign * Don't use this venue to trash CNA/NNOC * Don't use this venue to insult, demean or...

  24. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    Ludlow replied to LindaKirby's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Do you work 12 hour shifts? I do. By law and contract negotiated by a team of bedside nurses and CNA staff, I get a 1/2 hour lunch and three 15 minute breaks. That's a total of 75 minutes. Every...

  25. CNA's Union-Busting in Ohio-An Open Letter

    Ludlow replied to LindaKirby's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am talking about the 8000 unrepresented workers in CHP. If SEIU had done their job they would have build up a movement of support among those workers. They did not. That is the problem. Those are...