smoke over fire

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 hours of work & requirements. The positions a...

Good luck to those who got the positions.

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 more legal rights and resources. Over all it come...

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 jobs!

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 what they witness, who they reported it to and what w...

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 hiring enough nursing staff to even meet those rat...

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 support on this from ANA. Some of my colleagues have...

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 benefits. So, that being said, my CBA covers differentia...

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, and quick, if they were going to get a contract. So ...

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 historically the only guaranteed ratios with out a un...

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 various techniques to make you believe you have a voice...

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 pillars are at the center of what we do. When you...

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 least experienced graduate nurses. Our union is w...

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 nurses are working in violation of the ratio and ...

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 Department of Public Health. There is specific language...

No. And for good reasons. Many many options have been exhausted to get to a strike. The nurses at these hospitals have struggled with their administration to ensure safe ratios and a voice in patient care. To maintain a professional environment to wo...

Does anyone know why CA Dept of public health removed the FAQ? It says it is being updated, but the date is December 2010. Is there another place where a copy is available? here's the link: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/DPOPP/regs/Documents/R-37-0...

We are also given time during new employee orientation. We sit down and talk about the basics you need to know for the first 90 days: make sure you getting paid correctly, try not to call out sick, who to call if you are struggling in your new posit...

In California we have standardized procedures regulated by BRN. In certain cases clinics only need a MD to be available by phone. http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-b-03.pdf

My hospital is banning "toning" shoes while working. The manufacturers have given information that says these types of shoes are not meant to be worn for long periods of time at work or when lifting/moving objects due to the wedge insert & dynami...

but seriously, how do we fight this type of thing otherwise. over & over hospitals cut the aides and really what can we do? there is no bite to the ratios laws. nurses are forced to fight for the protection of the law. the worse thing is how many...

I think BackFromRetirement is right. fight for it to be in your contract. Otherwise, write an article for the LA Times. Maybe then the governor will take a position about US born/citizens having priority for "patient safety" right?

Ok here's my ideas. I have learned to think differently, because I am a union nurse. I believe in the power of many united because we have changed things like this. Now I used to put up with alot of this, but I have learn to change myself. It is extr...

Please respect the choice these nurses made by honoring their strike. 13,000 California RNs to Strike June 10 as Part of Largest Nurses Strike in U.S. History 25,000 RNs at UC Medical Centers, Twin Cities, MN, and other CA hospitals join forces ove...

not justa male nurse;we need a national union, that can take on all the state board of nursing to reorganize to become an agent for a national rn license. the state boards of nursing are usually consumer protection agencies. but the nln is ready whe...