Helene

I work in Prince George's County, MAryland. Yes, as a School Nurse I am "forced" to be in a union. Forced because I must pay the same fee whether I join the union or not. To add insult to injury, I am NOT considered a professional. I am in the union with the janitorial staff, cafeteria staff, grounds personnel. When I reach the top level possible, the Cafeteria workers reaching their top will be making a greater income than the nurses in our county. The problem is that P.G. County is just changing(for the past 10 years) to RN's from Health Aids and the Union leader just this year admitted they did not know there was a difference between the Health Aid and the RN, or LPN. We have a very long way to go. Our goal is to be recognized in the professional union.