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  1. Teach me about the National Right to Work Committee

    With the Tenet peace accord all the contracts were "pre-negotiated" for the most part with only certain items left to individual hoapitals, the election resulted in an "automatic" contract which...
  2. Revelation on Nursing.. I'm going to be a nurse!

    I have been a nurse for 21 years, and I still feel that way!!! Nursing is a noble profession! I never get down about the fact that I'm a Nurse and a patient advocate, but at times it is hard to work...
  3. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    I agree with above and many of the other posters. i wear a band to work and save my "stone" ring for everywhere else. I had a friend who lost a 1.75 car. center stone at work, didn't realize it until...
  4. scared...

    I ws involved in a legal case some years ago. I consulted an attorney who advised me to document everything I could rmember about the issue and mail it to myself so it had a post mark to verigy the...
  5. It's a loss for the nurses who don't want representation from CNA. 100 of them voted NO. Let's just hope that SCripps doesn't cave on the union security
  6. Well said music, I agree we'll probably never see it the same way! Despite our differences, patients rely on us and we need to be there! Not on a picket line. I too believe we need to be collaborative...
  7. I have called some of these companies that provide strike coverage and they do negotiate theses contracts and will be paid for those RNs whether they are used or not. Kind of like when my kids were...
  8. As I said those who did not strike, did not get locked out. The nurses who chose to strike KNEW they would be locked out ahead of time! It is a normal consequence to striking. An employer can lock out...
  9. As for a decert at LBM....Time will tell. Last time CNA knew of the attempt, they took great strides to twart the effort. I can tell you that if Scripps and St. Vs are successful, I'm sure LBM will be...
  10. In order to get replacement nurses for a strike, the hospital had to sign a contract with the company that provides the replacement nurses, The hospital only replaces the RNs that walk out. If you...
  11. In reality, Long Beach memorial did not get a better deal with CNA. We lost things. Our educational leave and benefits were better before CNA, we used to float in "clusters" and now our contract says...
  12. At Long Beach Memorial, before we had CNA we had apolicy that said we would only float to "like areas" we called it "cluster floating". In our CNA contract it says we can float anywhere we get...
  13. Judge Rules CNA strike Illegal 7/20/05

    CNA can say what they want. The strike was illegal!!!!!!!!!!! That law was written LONG before Schwarzenegger or his appointees. It's interesting that they just can't admit that they missed it. The...
  14. Shared governance

    Whole-systems shared governance is the new term for a system that unites all professionals involved in the care delivery process--nurses, other clinical disciplines, physicians, and...
  15. I agree with the other posters here. The jobs will open. I would recommend that you practice marketing yourself. Make a list of things that are special about you. Take an acurate look at what you need...
  16. Nursing Shoes?

    Birkenstock makes a clog with a back strap, and you can get them in white. I wore them for years. JCAHO prohibits backless shoes, but the strap sufices. They say it's a safety hazard in an emergency...
  17. Study Groups Necessary???

    I agree with you! I used a very small group for certain classes like pharmacology, anatomy and assessment. The verbal interaction really helped to cement the knowledge. It only worked well when the...
  18. You might do some area market research. Is anyone else in the surrounding area provide this ervice and what do they charge? You could set up in a certain area for a couple of hours a week and charge...
  19. The nurse patient ratio is 1:5. The law satates that LVNs can make up 50% or less of the nursing staff. They must be under the direction of an RN or an MD according to their nurse practice act in...
  20. Oh Nooooo...

    In order to expedite things, I would send a duplicate application and 2 sets of finger prints. If you send one they could have trouble matching them up with the other set of one. Best of :) luck to...
  21. Modern Healthcare: Laboring for union nurses

    Which hospital is it? I'd love to look up the contract and see. It is extremely rare that a union will allow for merit pay increases. As a matter of fact that was one of the reasons the union went on...
  22. I wasn't directing my comments directly at you. I was directing them generally toward the pro union posts on this thread and threads like this one. I am expressing my feelings and experiences in my...
  23. Bully for her, or bully her??? I have worked in 4 hospitals in 21 years and Nurses who organize for the union tend to bully the ones who don't want a union. They are called "in bed" with management...
  24. I knew it was REVULSION! The staffing ratios are the law. It's a bit redundant to put it in a contract. I'd like to see the contract. It's funny that they never mention that the union TAKES 2% of...
  25. spacenurse, I didn't catch the source of your "news clip" Sounds like "Revolution" magazine which is written, published and distributed by CNA. Most of my friends and I refer to it as "Revulsion"...