Who is the Anti-Union Network?

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learn more about the range of organizations comprising the anti-union network.

center for union facts--notorious industry lobbyist and pr flak richard berman is now attacking unions through his latest front group, in the same way he's fought against drunk driving laws, health regulations, consumer protections, and minimum wage increases for years.

national right to work foundation and committee--is the country's oldest organization dedicated solely to destroying unions

u.s. chamber of commerce--the nation's most powerful business lobbying organization, has been campaigning against unions, fair labor practices, and legal protections for america's workers for nearly a century.

public service research foundation and council--these small, established groups supply their more prominent anti-union colleagues with research, polling, and propaganda to fight against the right of teachers and other public employees to have unions.

for-profit unionbusters--these professional consultants or lawyers profit off their ability to manipulate labor law, advising employers on how to thwart union organizing drives or how to get rid of workers' unions.

http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/the-anti-union-network/home/

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No, I'm pretty sure they are quite brilliant....... And that was my point they are working for all the nurses in town. And those that don't bother with the politics benefit. Without paying... Good deal IMHO.

Yes , but heres a question . In a country which feels you should pay your own way , not expecting someone to do something for nothing for you and that does not like collective bargaining , isn't it hard to reconcile those attitudes with effectively being a parasite ( sorry couldn't think of a less emotive word ) upon the union ?.[ NB this is an observation upon the attitude , not you ].

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I can go to my manager or director with any issuse and not worry about being "targeted". The union camp wants all nurses to think that they have no say in anything job related without fear of reprisal and its ridiculous. This is a strategy to lure nurses into the union way of thinking. The unions only want nurses who can't think for themselves and they want nurses to think they are the only ones who can speak for them. This is nothing more than propaganda and lies meant to create paranoia and try to convince people they need protection from the big, bad administration!

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I can go to my manager or director with any issuse and not worry about being "targeted". The union camp wants all nurses to think that they have no say in anything job related without fear of reprisal and its ridiculous. This is a strategy to lure nurses into the union way of thinking. The unions only want nurses who can't think for themselves and they want nurses to think they are the only ones who can speak for them. This is nothing more than propaganda and lies meant to create paranoia and try to convince people they need protection from the big, bad administration!

You simply have to read some of the other threads upon this forum to see , that not all managements are as enlightened , as you always tell us yours is . The reality is that many management teams simply have no idea how to keep their staff happy and are totally unreceptive to one on one conversations with their employee's.

Read the other recurring threads upon staff shortages , unsafe assignments , punitive managements etc. then say fear of reprisal is ridiculous .It is a reality that is plain to see in these threads .

The best people to sow the seeds of paranoia are management themselves , if they treat their employees well , the staff would not findit necessary to seek the unions services .

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patients arent abandoned, notice is given well in advance of the action. get your facts straight.

Doesn't abandonment also address the need for a competent replacement. I'd hardly think a case management nurse who has never used an IV pump would be a competent replacement. Or a nurse who's never hung TPN. Would an OB nurse be competent to replace and ICU nurse?

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Yes , but heres a question . In a country which feels you should pay your own way , not expecting someone to do something for nothing for you and that does not like collective bargaining , isn't it hard to reconcile those attitudes with effectively being a parasite ( sorry couldn't think of a less emotive word ) upon the union ?.[ NB this is an observation upon the attitude , not you ].

What country are you talking about. Surely not the USA?

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What country are you talking about. Surely not the USA?

Where else ?

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Doesn't abandonment also address the need for a competent replacement. I'd hardly think a case management nurse who has never used an IV pump would be a competent replacement. Or a nurse who's never hung TPN. Would an OB nurse be competent to replace and ICU nurse?

Management always states when they use strike breakers that they are competent , if that is their position it is their responsibility to ensure that is the case . So having been notified of a strike in compliance with the law , if the facility hires replacements when the strike breaker presents themself to take on a patient load , the off going nurse simply gives report , with the assumption that the replacement is competent .The supply of competent nurses to care for patients is a management responsibility , as they hire , fire and schedule staff , it is the staffs responsibility to maintain there own skills only .

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Where else ?

Germany for one. Canada. Most Americans are happy for others to pay and them reap the benefits. Just look at UHC for example. Funny thing is the liberal union advocates wanna tax those hard fought for insurance bennies ya'll have won over the years. Could that be a.... be careful what you ask for thingy? And the unions aren't putting up much of a fight about that. Why not?

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Management always states when they use strike breakers that they are competent , if that is their position it is their responsibility to ensure that is the case . So having been notified of a strike in compliance with the law , if the facility hires replacements when the strike breaker presents themself to take on a patient load , the off going nurse simply gives report , with the assumption that the replacement is competent .The supply of competent nurses to care for patients is a management responsibility , as they hire , fire and schedule staff , it is the staffs responsibility to maintain there own skills only .

Never ass u me anything. I was taught that early on in my nursing school.

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Are you saying that everytime you give report , you ask questions of that nurse to check if they are competent , no , you ASSUME that they are and that they have maintained their competencies . It is not your responsibility to ensure that when giving report . That is the reason I used the word assumed in my comment .

If you have any doubts as to a nurses competency ( whether skill set or impairment ) , you should inform management , It is there responsibility to ensure competent coverage .Unfortunately in the situation being discussed here (there is a strike ), motivation will be an issue ie . the nurse could simply be challenging the nurses competency because they are a strike breaker ( trying to make managements ability to replace them difficult ) . The strike breaker may well be incompetent , but the management will not want to replace an expensive nurse who they will have to pay for in any case .

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Are you saying that everytime you give report , you ask questions of that nurse to check if they are competent , no , you ASSUME that they are and that they have maintained their competencies . It is not your responsibility to ensure that when giving report . That is the reason I used the word assumed in my comment .

If you have any doubts as to a nurses competency ( whether skill set or impairment ) , you should inform management , It is there responsibility to ensure competent coverage .Unfortunately in the situation being discussed here (there is a strike ), motivation will be an issue ie . the nurse could simply be challenging the nurses competency because they are a strike breaker ( trying to make managements ability to replace them difficult ) . The strike breaker may well be incompetent , but the management will not want to replace an expensive nurse who they will have to pay for in any case .

And that was my point

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And that was my point

you made no point, what point were you TRYING to make?

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