Julia RN

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  1. Nurses Take Campaign for Safe Staffing Levels to Capitol Hill

    Julia RN replied to Julia RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This bill, H.R. 2123, has mandated minimum ratios and staffing by acuity. If adopted, every hospital would have to develop a staffing plan "on the basis of input from direct care registered nurses at...

  2. Michigan Nurses Assoc to leave ANA..others may follow

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    IMO, The staff nurse member's voice is reduced to a distant whisper at the ANA/national level due to the complex structure and bylaws. ANA is a federated model, as you know. If you are a member of...

  3. Sick Leave for all?

    Julia RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just posting some resources as an update to this important issue: Sen Kennedy re-introduced the Healthy Families Act in the current session as S.910 and the companion bill in the 110th Congress is...

  4. Michigan Nurses Assoc to leave ANA..others may follow

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do hope some other delegates will respond. There was little real discussion at the house. In fact, most of the discussion was shut down by the non-UAN states before anyone had made a single comment....

  5. Michigan Nurses Assoc to leave ANA..others may follow

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    minnesota seems to be heading in the same direction as michigan in leaving the ana. here's an exerpt from a communication to the minnesota ana delegation from the mna president which is posted on...

  6. Ohio NNOC Demands Safe Staffing Legislation

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Interested in what the dialogue has been, if any, with the Ohio Nurses Association regarding this NNOC initiative. It's a shame ONA did not go for a better bill, IMO. I know there was joint work...

  7. Michigan Nurses Assoc to leave ANA..others may follow

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The ANA 2008 House of Delegates ended just yesterday. It was such a mockery of democracy, that I can't even stand to write about it, but I'll try. The really sad thing is that the majority of the...

  8. Michigan Nurses Assoc to leave ANA..others may follow

    Julia RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More from the Michigan Nurses Association press release at : http://www.minurses.org/news/press/2008/062708ana.shtml "It's clear that ANA has no interest in supporting in a meaningful way the staff...

  9. Mandatory Overtime Agreement in New York!

    Julia RN replied to 1199SEIU RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Very glad to have been a part of this significant achievement in NY. Virtual high-fives to all the nurses that worked together to make this a reality! As other posters have written, we will build off...

  10. Huge Endorsement for Employee Free Choice Act

    Julia RN replied to Sherwood's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Unfortunately, this red baiting is typical behavior for the anti-union, business interest groups, especially when it comes to politics and legislation. Some history from Unions and the Public Interest...

  11. St Joseph's Hopsital-Tampa, FL

    Julia RN replied to PediRN*FL's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You can also contact the United American Nurses: http://www.uannurse.org/organize/union.html They have some bargaining units in Florida and I know a few of the nurses that are members....

  12. Union collaborates with nurse execs on delegation standards- opinions please

    Julia RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I had come accross this document a long time ago and did not realize it was still being regularly updated. Its primary focus is on delegation and assignment of care activities to LPNs and "unlicensed...

  13. Union collaborates with nurse execs on delegation standards- opinions please

    Julia RN replied to Julia RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree that representing the needs of the patient and direct care nurses must be the sole focus. If you keep managers out altogether, you may exclude RNs who want to promote those principles. Some...

  14. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    Julia RN replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here's a flyer with the nation wide locations where rallies are being held and the contact info for the coordinators:

  15. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    Julia RN replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Speading the word... New York Nurses will participate in the NYC and Albany

  16. Union collaborates with nurse execs on delegation standards- opinions please

    Julia RN replied to Julia RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If the non-represented nurses were paying the same, I could see how that would lead to a disgruntled membership. My dues is over twice what a non-represented nurse pays. The dues strucure is...

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

    Julia RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So Right- these laws are what has hampered organizing efforts there. I know some excellent, courageous, union nurses in Florida that are represented by the UAN- a national union of and by RNs, also...

  18. Union collaborates with nurse execs on delegation standards- opinions please

    Julia RN replied to Julia RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Karen, Wondering-- Is this the kind of thing that caused PSNA to split- the union from the professional arm? Did conflicts over policy contribute to the break up? I don't know much of that history-...

  19. Union collaborates with nurse execs on delegation standards- opinions please

    Julia RN replied to Julia RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Look at the definition of delegation in NY very closely- it differs from other states. In NY delegating is nurse to nurse, assigning is nurse to UAP. If an RN is "in charge", making an assignment, in...

  20. Incredible CNA/NNOC Loss In California!

    Julia RN replied to Sherwood's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I don't know how "together" the nurses are on this issue, Sherwood. 42% voted in favor of CNA going by the numbers in your other post. Sounds like a pretty divided group. The majority rules but the...

  21. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

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

    Bittersweet- Don't give up on the members so easily. The history of labor, like the history of this nation, contains corruption but also reform. Members can and do challenge elections, form caucuses...

  22. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    Julia RN replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I experienced this game in a non-union hospital, when I was a "young" nurse. My manager told me the usual- it was my fault for getting out late. I asked to have staff development work with me on my...

  23. Unite nurses, don't divide us

    Julia RN replied to klbackus's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I don't believe in "unity at all costs", but enough so that we can work together on issues where we do have common ground. Nurses have the right to be in the union of their choice or no union at all....

  24. Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    Julia RN replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My local requires a 2/3 vote of the all the members in the bargaining unit in order to strike (not just those that vote- it has to be 2/3 of all the nurses that would be affected) I am engaged in a...

  25. NYC: To Join a Union or NOT?

    Julia RN replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Is that an