Chico David

Chico David BSN, RN

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  1. Unite nurses, don't divide us

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

    Since a couple of thoughtful participants in this thread have stated a desire for a deeper and perhaps cooler discussion, I decided I'll give it a try. Trying to step back a bit to the underlying...

  2. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

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

    Timothy: See my comment two up. There are vigorous, active, effective unions in open shop states. Not a lot of them, but they do exist. The key is to be a really good union and convince the members...

  3. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

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

    What it all boils down to is the reality of organizing in an "open shop" setting in the so-called "right to work" states. (It should be "right to work for less"). There are unions and bargaining units...

  4. Republican Party Platform of 1956, LABOR

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

    The Republican Party as we know it today was not the way it always was, at least not in it's attitude towards working people and things like healthcare. If one examines the historical record, you...

  5. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

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

    The really good news about Cyprus Fairbanks is that the victory there was built on a very solid foundation of a lot of work across Texas, building regional, metropolitan and chain wide committees and...

  6. Unite nurses, don't divide us

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

    A review of the facts on the Las Vegas election: shortly after the CNA win in Reno, our organizers were contacted by nurses there not happy with their current union.(SEIU). After a ten week campaign,...

  7. "Just the good old Boys"

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

    Yeah, I always love their lines about how they don't want a "third party" to "come between" them and their nurses. Nurses around the country are figuring this stuff out pretty well though and we are...

  8. Ethics and Collective Bargaining: Calls to Action

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

    One of my good nursing buddies has a standard test for who's really a nurse: If you haven't seen a bare butt at work in the last week, you're a paper pusher, not a nurse. Maybe just a little...

  9. Texas and area nurses consider pros and cons of unionization

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

    One could go on at some length about the linked article, which is worth a look at least. It's a pretty good example of how the corporate media subtly distorts the role of unions and the concerns of...

  10. Called in tonight; I know I'm in trouble...

    Chico David replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all those who have said, in essence, don't feel guilty about it. But I also worry about you as a person. I read under the actual words of your post a person who may be stretched pretty...

  11. UC nurses win historic court victory

    Chico David posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is a holdover from negotiations in 2005. Some of the issues involved are highly technical, and I have only limited info at this point, but here's from the press release: In a huge victory for...

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

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

    I would disagree strongly with the characterization of the role of unions in the auto industry. The American auto industry has failed for a variety of reasons, chief among them failure to make the...

  13. union nurse vs nonunion non-nurse

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

    There are layers that are a bit hard to figure here, so I'm having to make assumptions. I'll assume that the reason nurses are doing the job now is that you are analysing medical info and it requires...

  14. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    Chico David replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This thread brings up a favorite memory from nursing school - a loooong time ago! One of my classmates was assisting a doc with a trivial, non sterile procedure. He asked her for an alcohol swab. She...

  15. silly question about working overtime

    Chico David replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    The real key here is to be clear about the difference between what your actually pay in taxes and what is deducted from your paycheck. All the payroll programs are set up to deduct from your check as...

  16. Understanding Healthcare Orgainizing: The New Union Strategy

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

    By the way - a closer look at the small print at the bottom of the original article reveals that it is 2 years old. Not actually the latest stuff - though it takes a pretty close look to figure that...

  17. "Just the good old Boys"

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

    "The hospital I am referring to, pays $24.00 an hour for a nurse with 35+ years experience. Is the CEO afraid the hospital will pay $25.00 an hour if we sign up for the CNA/NNOC!! Maybe we wont have...

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

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

    Isn't it interesting that the employees of an insurance company have it so good, while the insurance companies with their predatory practices are making it ever more difficult for those who receive...

  19. "Just the good old Boys"

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

    and one might add, the dues to belong to those hospital assns are big - in the tens of thousands for a typical hospital. and they do it because they know there is strength in numbers. something to...

  20. "Just the good old Boys"

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

    Here'a another reason for the letters that nurses seem to be getting all over the country from their administrators: There is an enormous industry in this country that most people never see. They like...

  21. PBS program on healthcare systems.

    Chico David posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I watched last night on Frontline a fascinating documentary on how other countries manage their healthcare systems. you can access more about it, including seeing the entire program online, here:...

  22. Understanding Healthcare Orgainizing: The New Union Strategy

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

    The article is linked in the original post and is worth a look for all of us interested in this sort of thing. CNA/NNOC relies much less on the corporate campaign stuff than SEIU does. We do use those...

  23. How is a health issue made into law?

    Chico David replied to buddiage's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Since becoming an activist in my union, (CNA/NNOC), I've discovered that the real world of law-making has little resemblence to what we learned in social studies class all those years ago. The biggest...

  24. Ethics and Collective Bargaining: Calls to Action

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

    The referenced article is an interesting read, but mostly as an example of how far the academic nursing mindset is divorced from the reality of the world as nurses live it at the bedside. A systematic...

  25. Labor & Healthcare-The Issue of Our Time

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

    Just circling back around to where this thread started - which was on the loss of employer paid health benefits for working people. When I talk with nurses about this, especially in the states where...