cabernet

cabernet has 22 years experience and specializes in cardiac/stroke/med surg/telemetry.

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1. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   MSN 10 That nurse in Norway also gets 8 weeks PAID vacation every year, 6 months PAID maternity or paternity leave, FREE college education for life (NO STUDENT LOANS), FREE health care, and the highest standard of living in the world. So her $3000 ne...

2. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   MSN10 says "In my opinion, striking is abandoning patients. I am very proud to be part of a shared governance structure in a magnet hospital with no union representation. I worked for Teamsters when I worked in an industry setting in college; I never...

3. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   Thank you. They will meet in the next few days. We'll see how it works out.

4. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   Chico David, What is your opinion on using a Federal Mediator? I looked at their web site and they seem pretty balanced, I like the director, he seems pro-union. The hospitals sent a formal letter to the union to restart negotiations with a media...

5. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   Funny thing I've noticed about seniority. People **** and moan about it until they get some, then it's a whole different story. A 20 year nurse has had 20 yearly evaluations, 20 years of opportunities for them to get rid of her if can't carry water...

6. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   I've been a MNA member for 23 years, and when they joined the NNU I didn't really pay much attention. But with negotiations this time, I could feel the confidence at the beginning, I knew something was different. They certainly know what they are d...

7. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   It was amazing how well organized and smoothly the voting was. It had to be in person this time so there was a paper trail in case of a close vote. In previous years there was telephone voting and lapses in security. 9000 nurses were bused in from...

8. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   90% of 9,000 voting nurses rejected the offer and authorized a strike. http://mnablog.com/

9. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

   cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

   This is what solidarity looks like. I've been a RN for 23 years and have never felt so hopeful of my profession. I hope this is a turning point for all of us and the future of nursing.

10. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    On the video link go to page #4 "Hospital spokeswoman fired after nurse finds theft"

11. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    http://wcco.com/video/ this is the link to the news story video. more coverage here. http://www.startribune.com/local/93730014.html?elr=karkslckd8eqduoaeyqyp4o:dw3ckuid3apc:_yyc:auuz the story is pretty wild. a nurse was kind of disgusted ...

12. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    Allina at least has some give and take going on. My hospital will not negotiate in good faith, will not negotiate at all. The other hospitals at least have some proposals to start with. During the layoffs, they were ruthless. The thing is, I am ...

13. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    This is what former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch had to say about Allina in 2005, in testimony to a Senate Committee regarding excessive non-profit hospitals executive compensation. http://finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/mhtest040505.pdf E...

14. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    Well, "nurse" leyla, our hospital IS proposing floating between hospitals. Your vehemently hate filled anti-union posts go beyond just being angry at being laid off. One would almost think these words came from one of many extremely well paid union...

15. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    cabernet replied to Brian's topic in Union

    (My first post) I am in Minnesota and a strike is definitely looming. The hospitals are not negotiating on anything, because they want to break the union. They sit silent and stone faced at negotiations. When North Memorial opened the non-union M...