ProgressiveActivist BSN, RN

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  1. ProgressiveActivist

    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sorry to hear that. Youre screwed if the economy tanks. We have both a 403b with an employer match up to 4% and the insured DB retirement
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Then the honorable thing to do when you turn 63 is to live on your investments and never officially retire in order to receive the defined benefit
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Dude, You have said that Unions enable lazy workers. Okay but you have slackers anywhere you go. The union ensures that there is factual information and supporting documentation so that no one can...
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    Is nursing really stressful?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Mshrader's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes it is very stressful. It will age you rapidly and the stress can take a toll on your health. I believe that this job has taken ten years off of my
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree that memes, parodies and personal attacks add nothing to a discussion about Unions. Which political harpoon are you referring
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Never heard of a union contract that included mandatory overtime or allowed the employer to mandate extra weekends. The nurse on FMLA can not be fired for a serious medical issue. This is Federal...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In real life, if you have a special event like a wedding, maternity leave, a graduation, or reunion, and you communicate with your management, its not an issue, in fact its given priority. It...
  8. ProgressiveActivist

    Job Embeddedness

    ProgressiveActivist replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    Im also skeptical of new members asking off the wall questions about management
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    Death bed visions

    ProgressiveActivist replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I have see many dying older people see and talk to their departed family members. It's always a family
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Rueger you graduated last May. You cant expect others who have worked there for years to cancel their vacations to accommodate
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    Can we lay to rest the "compassion" nonsense?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Trump just attacked the Pope for his plan to visit Mexican border towns affected by drug cartel wars. Donald Trump slams Pope Francis for Mexico visit -
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Your point? Trickle down economics does not
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This job can give you a bitter and black view of the world. I have a different view, and that is that with our collective strength we can and do make things
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It has been fifty years since MLK said that we need a form of Democratic socialism in this country. Dr King was organizing a union effort for sanitation workers in Memphis and a Poor Peoples March...
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    From nursing to customer service rep

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Orientedindependent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have said before and I will say it again. Transfer to a specialty area like OR, PACU, Endo or Cath lab where there are no visitors, the ratios are low, pt comfort is addressed appropriately,...
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    When you're done. Just done.

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the job, it's not you, it's them. You will never regret advocating for a patient. ER nursing has changed a lot and not for the better. Stick it out for a year then get the heck outta...
  17. ProgressiveActivist

    Wrong decision to enter critical care

    ProgressiveActivist replied to TKOmurse's topic in Critical Care

    Finish the consortium Critical Care course as that will open a lot of doors for you should you decide to try ER or PACU at some point in the future. If Med Surg is your jam that course will sharpen...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    20,000 attended Sanders rallies in LA and Boston. People want social
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No one who works 40 hours per week should be living in poverty. We can not lift these people and benefit them with the policies of a rigged economy that creates low income families. There is a...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    All the more reason for them to join the Food Service Workers Union and SEIU and organize for a living wage and benefits. The biggest welfare recipient in the US is WalMart via foodstamps and Medicaid...
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    It's just a ******* straight cath!!!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    It was an eye opener. I have a better understanding of why so many Assisted Living residents present with septic
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Pay equity, a fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage, and education instead of incarceration will help these people get their lives together. No one should be financially stressed for decades for...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If the idea of your nursing peers being able to retire with dignity and respect, via an earned DB pension, makes you want to puke then that's pretty
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In my view the income inequality and its effect on the shrinking middle class has placed us at a critical juncture as a profession and a nation. Social reforms are not the path to communism. We...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Many nurses are the head of household and scraping by therefore they can not invest a significant portion of their income. The American worker should not have to tie their financial security to the...