For me a key advantage of belonging to my union (and why I would never work at a non-union facility) is knowing that when stand up and advocate for my patients, whether I take on an MD, manager,...
What generally happens after hospital administartors get nervous about unionization are: -mandatory "union-avoidance" meetings -improvements in wages benegfits and whatever the hospital perceives that...
I think that's it's essential that nursing unions stay active politically. Whay should doctors, firemen, policemen and teachers have a political voice, but not nurses. Our profession looks at the...
When someone hostile shows up at your house, there are two inherent messages: -they are showing that they know where you live -they've taken the time to do the research to figure out where you live...
I'm a former meber of SEIU in WI. One of the most disturbing aspects of SEIU's partnership agreements is the negative impavt they have on patient advocacy. These agreements routinely contain a gag...
I'm curious: Samantha, do you defend SEIU's partnership with the nursing home industry? Do you think that it's okay for a union to sign an agreement that prevents RNs from speaking out when their...
Wow, you and CHP certainly support the same position! Now you're back to defending CHP getting to handpick SEIU as their union of choice. It disheartens me to hear an RN argue that our fellow RNs...
This article blows my mind. This is what I hated the most about being a member of SEIU--the feeling in your gut that your union was willing to stoop to any level, even endanger patients, to gain more...
ah, the problem lies in your choice of question. why should rns have to choose between seiu acting as a company union vs. "no union" when there are unions out there that actually reject seiu's...
When I was a member of SEIU/1199W in Wisconsin, I was asked to help organize RNs in non-union hospitals. I was apalled at the attitude of the SEIU staff. In the "organizing training" I was told never...