smoke over fire

Latest Activity

1. New Grad Kaiser Fontana 2013

   smoke over fire replied to newnurse1234's topic in California Nursing

   Vines812 You need to contact your union rep if you applied for the job & someone from the outside got it. BTW these are not benefited positions. There is also a lot of conflict going on around the...

2. Kaiser Los Angeles New Grad Training Telemetry

   smoke over fire replied to hibiscusRN's topic in California Nursing

   Good luck to those who got the

3. What about a union?

   smoke over fire replied to EllenCumberland's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Unions are not a separate entity. If you & your co-workers are willing to bargain for working conditions as a group you can join a bigger union. Identifying with some larger union just affords you...

4. Teachers and Nurses create the big one...

   smoke over fire replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   I really hope these anti-union nurses stick to their principles and leave these union hospitals, post haste so my friends who are pro-union can take those well paying, benefited

5. Do CNA's in a union ever get fired?

   smoke over fire replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Bully's come in all sizes and status! I agree ... bad behavior deserves action. If the managers won't listen then the nurses need to rally together and get involved. Start written documentation on...

6. State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

   smoke over fire replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   The other thing not mentioned is how Governor Brown of California refuses to enforce the ratios while the unions had a cat fight. So even though there are ratios, nothing stops the hospitals from not...

7. Nov. 28 Webinar- Navigating Quality: How to Know When Nurse Staffing is Safe

   smoke over fire replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I think ANA needs to pull back and re-evaluate their organization stance on ratios. American nurses all over have stood up saying they want a national minimum nurse to patient ratio. We have had no...

8. Unionized? Night Shift? I need your input!

   smoke over fire replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   I think each collective bargaining agreement is specific to the benefits, but over all while some workplaces may have one or two things, in a unionized workplace you will see a broader range of...

9. Old union, new union or no union

   smoke over fire replied to Towbongsnjrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Years ago our hospital nurses were represented by a very large union. It wasn't long before the nurses realized that they were just another fat check for this union and they needed to do something,...

10. RNs pack hearing,renew call for staffing bill..........

    smoke over fire replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Nurses have power but are either not comfortable with it or not sure how to use it. ICU nurses must be very autonomous to not get overwhelmed so I'm never surprised. That being said they also have...

11. Professional Morale Improvement Program

    smoke over fire replied to annacat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Often these outside "morale improvement" companies are union busters in disguise. There may be an underground movement growing in your hospital and this is a way to beat them back. They will use...

12. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    smoke over fire replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not all the unions are the same... The pillars of my work place is best quality, best service, most affordable, and best place to work. We are union nurses and we work together to ensure these four...

13. Do you ever have to float to another floor to charge on that floor?

    smoke over fire replied to mooremds's topic in General Nursing

    We are floated to similar units where the regular nurses (even those with more experience than I) don't feel "comfortable" being charge. They have refused training and the ones who are willing are the...

14. Ratio violations

    smoke over fire replied to smoke over fire's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I can relate to this because ancillary staff is not included in the ratio law and a staffing matrix does not usually designate back fill for when a CNA is pulled to be a sitter. However I believe many...

15. Ratio violations

    smoke over fire posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I was told by a nurse who went on strike in California recently that a major issue for the strike was nurses doubling up on patients for all breaks and nothing is done when they report it to the...