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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Further: http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/efca/57million.cfm Other sources assert that 54% of American workers want the protection of union
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i think that the relationship between organized workplaces and quality relates to consistent staffing and organizational history. consistent meetings between union members tend to identify hospital...
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    Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    HM2VikingRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    For posting a team review schedule 6 weeks in advance. (I made the favorite pet look bad.) I ended up demoting to a different classification because of this craziness. Now I am a nurse. (So there to...
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    HM2VikingRN replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No. The members (Nurses of the hospital) who worked together to negotiate a contract with the employer were the ones who put the contract language in place. The local union is its members on site not...
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    bereavement leave

    HM2VikingRN replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    Our union contract calls for 3 days for immediate family including parents and parents in law. Sorry for your
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    job hunting

    HM2VikingRN replied to mah2008's topic in General Nursing

    The VA has an excellent new grad
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    didn't pass second semester

    HM2VikingRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    never never give up....I have a classmate who failed a class went through pinning and is now finishing his course. He will do just fine but it had to be a blow to his ego to fail a class in the last...
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    Need Advice- non supportive SO

    HM2VikingRN replied to STA29's topic in General Nursing

    I think he needs a reality check....... Nurses are the lst line of defense for patient safety. In the case of a medication prescription error it is the nurse who will take the hit if he/she gives that...
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    NCLEX passing questions

    HM2VikingRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    7/10 passed with fewer than 100
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    Ever Been On Discovery Health Channel?

    HM2VikingRN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I live in MN........(But I would like my 15 min of
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The simple reality is that Union hospitals tend to deliver higher quality care. The Buffalo MN nurses joined MNA because they could see how much better their nursing peers in the Allina system did...
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    Tons of Questions for a tough decision

    HM2VikingRN replied to alliestar's topic in General Nursing

    unless you can complete an accelerated BSN in 16 mpnths vs 24 months for an ADN. I think accelerated option is the way to go for you. If you can find a way to work 16-24 hrs per week it will help...
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    Universal Healthcare/Nursing Salaries

    HM2VikingRN replied to JerseyGir1's topic in General Nursing

    I think the simplest way to think about one benefit of UHC is that it will get providers in the habit of competing for patients NOT insurance contracts. The employee free choice act is part of this...
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    ED Interview.

    HM2VikingRN replied to wildmountainchild's topic in Emergency

    I am jealous....MN does not have a lot of new grad positions for the
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    It is just not safe to work when you are so fatigued that you can't see
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    Universal Healthcare/Nursing Salaries

    HM2VikingRN replied to JerseyGir1's topic in General Nursing

    In general I would venture to guess that we would see increased wages as a whole. (If not in fact increased wages. Passage of the employee free choice act would also tend to support increased presence...
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    NCLEX passing questions

    HM2VikingRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am really interested in seeing the distribution of this poll when it cruises out. Hopefully there will bw about a 100 answers so it normalizes the
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Abraham Lincoln (Thanks to RN4Mercy for the
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I can think of a variety of reasons that homeland security agencies should be allowed to be organized. Chief among them is that they are civilian agencies NOT uniformed services. The Posse Comitatus...
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Furthermore union members usually receive substantial membership benefits through discount clubs etc.
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The hospital in Buffalo Mn was recently organized at http://www.mnnurses.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={4205433F-4A79-4615-84CC-9B7E2297E966}: An agreement to treat each other with dignity and...
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    Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    HM2VikingRN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    MNA is pushing the MN Legislature to pass a safe staffing bill for all hospitals so gains won by the union in MPLS/St Paul can be shared by all nurses state wide....
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    Any non-traditonal students out there?

    HM2VikingRN replied to denise0815's topic in General Nursing

    Went back at 45 finished RN at
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    Vent! They cancelled our pinning!

    HM2VikingRN replied to pugluvr310's topic in General Students

    Pinning is a big deal. I went to my ceremony as my (accelerated option) classmates all decided that they did not want to walk but that pinning was a must attend. I don't agree that pinning ceremonies...
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    Republican Party Platform of 1956, LABOR

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Grover Norquist et