AltecRN

Pardon me but the title WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN OHIO REGARDING CATHOLIC HEALTH PARTNERS, SEIU, AND NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE/CALIFORNIA NURSES ORGANIZATION by a Registered Nurse Who Was There gives that impression. And why not include that the author's job is as a major NNOC organizer in Ohio. I think that bit of info is very important. My interest is in learning the facts of the situation, not in hearing more propaganda from one side or the other. Unfortunately I have yet to see a factual, unbiased report on the situation. I will continue to search though.

No and I never claimed to be. The origional post by RN Power Ohio seems ti infer that the author was part of the RN's employed by the hsopitals in question. I'm simply saying that posting the letter/article without proper background information is misleading. In order to have proper perspective it would be nice to include that information.

It's nice to protect the authors anonymity but it might be more informative if you also included that the person that wrote this is NOT an employee of the hospitals that were involved and her role in fact is as a major NNOC organizer in Ohio. Her view might be a bit biased on the subject. (I received her email so I know who it is).

It is interesting to me that in all this discussion it hasn't really been addressed that Ohio has an established organization that is representing thousands of Ohio RN's - the Ohio Nurses Association. Ohio RN's do not have to look to outsiders for good representation and negotiation of labor contracts. If you are an Ohio RN who would like union representation think about contacting the established Ohio RN advocate the ONA.