RN4MERCY

RN4MERCY

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  1. What can we expect while negotiating our first Union Contract?

    RN4MERCY replied to magg1107's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    first of all, i think it's pretty incredible that you're still a nurse after weathering assignments like that! sure, you do the best you can, but every nurse knows that management will come after them...

  2. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    RN4MERCY replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Hi, Viral! Since you've not been a union member, your lack of practical experience and first-hand knowledge about union organizing and membership is forgiveable. There's nothing blind about the...

  3. Embezzlement: Nurse union chief pleads guilty

    RN4MERCY replied to NNU NURSE's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "Why bother?" You must be a very wealthy, cynical person to ask such a question. If someone took that much money from my brothers and sisters I'd hope there would be a way to help make things right....

  4. Whitman goes toe-to-toe with nurses union

    RN4MERCY replied to NNU NURSE's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You may be a bit uninformed about this; union dues are for contract administration, just cause grievance and arbitration hearings, negotiation, legislative advocacy (worker comp, competency,...

  5. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    here's what florence nightingale had to say about "feelings": "i think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results." it seems to me that...

  6. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    please, not so fast. let's talk about the ratio law instead of union fairies and magic wands. have you ever heard of the adage, "if you build it, they will come?" i'm not saying the nurses "appeared...

  7. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    vlynnieg, "almost" just isn't good enough and having "only one patient more" places patients at significant risk of harm from preventable complications and even death! i think that's immoral. and,...

  8. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sorry, but you apparently have an uninformed perspective. Who said anything about walking out on their patients? True professionals don't ignore the harm perpetrated against their patients by...

  9. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You're being facetious, right? Jack London never worked as a scab, but he creatively wrote down his opinions on the subject. picu admits to scabbing for the money and she writes here and there about...

  10. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Wow. Thanks for wishing us luck; at the very least nurses will need that in the face of an all out attack on their patients and nursing practice by guys like union-busters who make a seedy living by...

  11. Nurses around the United States are standing up for themselves

    RN4MERCY replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "There's no there, there": A descriptive phrase (originally coined by Gertrude Stein) now used to convey an utter lack of substance or veracity as it pertains to the subject under discussion~Urban...

  12. Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

    RN4MERCY replied to advocateforsafety's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Do you feel that way about the effectiveness of polio vaccine and whether or not it really prevents the disease, or whether the use of a parachute prevents injury among those who engage in the sport...

  13. Nurses around the United States are standing up for themselves

    RN4MERCY replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In my opinion, this is significant, because Canadians have a more civilized and humanitarian approach to healthcare than we do. They believe healthcare is a human right and should be provided free at...

  14. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    RN4MERCY replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The "pros" are that nurses are protected when they speak up on behalf of their patients and demand a safer environment of care. Union nurses have the right to due process in seeking redress for their...

  15. New Study: More nurses save lives.

    RN4MERCY replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    this is great news for all those fans of evidence-based practice. i hope every hospital puts the safety of their patients first and foremost and implements these nurse to patient ratios starting...

  16. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    RN4MERCY replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not tricky at all. Good question, though, because this issue is not well understood by many nurses. For patient abandonment to occur, the nurse must: a) Have first accepted the patient assignment,...

  17. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    RN4MERCY replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    gag rule? what reasonable, responsible professional direct care nurse would give up their duty to advocate for their patients? the hospital is getting reimbursed for nursing care. if administration...

  18. We're being raided by the NNU

    RN4MERCY replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    First, I would question the term "raiding." Isn't it likely that a significant number of members of the "current" union you belong to are dissatisfied with the representation? If that's the case I...

  19. Five Reasons Why Congress Should Enact a National Right to Work Law

    RN4MERCY replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Response: The majority of American workers would exercise their rights to form unions if they could. Union membership provides many collective community, professional and social benefits. One reason...

  20. Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legi

    RN4MERCY replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most Americans and most CALIFORNIANs want a universal health care system. I hardly think the "idea" is laughable, since our legislature, acting on behalf of the people, has already passed it twice....

  21. Five Reasons Why Congress Should Enact a National Right to Work Law

    RN4MERCY replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That's right. I think the overwhelming number of travel nurses I meet have signed up to get the heck away from those kind of working conditions--those that are lucky enough and have the ability to...

  22. Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legi

    RN4MERCY replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The wrong choice on his part, for the wrong reasons. I'm hoping that he'll take the opportunity to redeem himself and sign it into law...third time's a charm? Arnold has said he's not interested in...

  23. New national nurses union forms

    RN4MERCY replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm just wondering if there is any direct care RN left out there who might be unsure about the benefits of belonging to the largest all RN union and professional association in the country? The...

  24. All I want for Christmas is a single payer plan!

    RN4MERCY replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sob story? had insurance and she was harmed--handed a death sentence by her insurer who refused to pay for medically necessary care. Her family paid the premiums and filled out the forms! Personally...

  25. All I want for Christmas is a single payer plan!

    RN4MERCY replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ahhh, another MYTH about the Canadian Medicare system. Actually, very few Canadians cross the border according to a scholarly article published in Health Affairs, a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed...