Chico David

Chico David BSN, RN

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  1. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Chico David posted a topic in General Nursing

    There was another recent posting - thread now closed - by a nurse who got in trouble over a Facebook posting. I have some direct experience with this - as a union steward - and a fair amount of...

  2. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    Chico David replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Again, to clarify: your constitutional rights of free speech are vis-à-vis government action. Not anything your employer might do. There have been a number of well publicized cases in the last year...

  3. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

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

    There are a number of things I could add to this, but will just focus on one: the idea that "bad" nurses can't be fired in a union environment. I've had 13 years in management and 12 years as the...

  4. Taking on a management position in a unionized hospital

    Chico David replied to klr276's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This isn't exactly unbiased, as I am a volunteer steward for my union, but I also spent 13 years in management, so I do have both perspectives: And I note the thread is pretty old - sorry you didn't...

  5. Still more union nurses in Texas!

    Chico David posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Still more union nurses in Texas! For the second night in a row, nurses at an HCA owned hospital in Texas have voted for union representation. Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso joins Rio Grande...

  6. Another Texas Hospital Goes Union

    Chico David posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is brand new - the vote count just finished minutes ago - and I have no more info than that bare fact, but nurses at another Texas hospital - only the second in the state (so far) have chosen...

  7. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    Chico David posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm posting this fast, and don't yet have all the details, but here is what I do know: CNA just won a representation election for the RNs at Cypress Fairbanks Hospital, a part of the Tenet chain in...

  8. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    Chico David replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm well aware that libertarians favor some form of government, but all the libertarian writings I've read claim the government ought not be in the business of regulating things to ensure public...

  9. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

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

    And while we are at it, we obviously should do away with licensing for nurses - that's just about the government trying to ensure quality care and public safety and we don't need the government for...

  10. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    Chico David replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It seems to me that it's hypocritical for a libertarian to be going into nursing - or medicine - since both are professions in which a government issued license attempts to assure quality of care and...

  11. New national nurses union forms

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

    Short form update: both on the organizing front and on the political/social movement front, NNU has been pretty active. More members in more states, including places like Texas and Florida that have...

  12. Old union, new union or no union

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

    Several quick thoughts: it sounds to me, if I understand correctly, that people at your hospital are trying to set up an entirely independent union, not affiliated with any larger organization There...

  13. Co-determined board

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

    The whole thought process of German employment is very different than here. The attitude of cooperation appears to cut both ways there - employers try to treat their workers decently and unions try...

  14. State Nurses' Association

    Chico David replied to pedong07's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So I'll take pity on the poor student and try to help: First, complicated subject. All the below is my opinion - coming from the perspective of someone very involved in a state association that does...

  15. RNs pack hearing,renew call for staffing bill..........

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

    One of my personal little hobby horses: the biggest thing holding back nurses is nurses. Our self-sacrificial, fearful and co-dependant natures that prevent too many nurses from being willing to stand...

  16. RNs pack hearing,renew call for staffing bill..........

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

    Couldn't agree more with that - every person dependent on a health care facility for their survival and well being deserves the quality care that ratios provide. But it's a heck of a fight to get...

  17. Sympathy strike...would you do it??

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

    You may have some sad surprises coming - I just got to listen to the most amazing tape recording - Dave Regan talking to a bunch of local union leaders from SEIU Kaiser just a few days ago. Spinning...

  18. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Everybody has their own opinion, but there is one of those knocks against unions - highlighted in the passage above - that I will challenge every time I see it because it is just flat false. Here's...

  19. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I was a delegate to the founding convention of NNU, but I'm not directly involved in its governance right now - so this is coming from memory and might be off just a tiny bit - but it's pretty close:...

  20. Can I get out?

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

    It's hardly "behind their back". CNA and pretty much any other politically active union does everything they (we) possibly can to inform the members about their political activities and program....

  21. Professional Morale Improvement Program

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

    I don't have direct experience with exactly this sort of program, but whenever we have had any sort of new program to boost morale, or "employee engagement" or whatever the latest corporate term is,...

  22. Understanding management buzzwords

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

    if only it were

  23. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Consider the possibility that the way things look to you in nursing might be the same way that other people's workplaces look to them and that the role of unions in bringing about a fairer power...

  24. Can I get out?

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

    By federal law, you can not be required to be a member of a union. But, depending on your state law and the contract where you are, you may be required to pay a fee for the benefits of the union...

  25. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I really like your spirit. I have the strong impression - again, I'm not an expert - that there are rules on who can be classified as exempt and that staff nurses are not generally one of them. But...