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i could be wrong here, but i think they are referring to your state's nursing association, not the union. for example, here in texas we have the texas nurses association or tna. i am still a student, but graduating in may. i belong to the national student's nurses association because of the assistance they offer to help get us out of school.
Yes, I was asking about the professional organization. But in a lot of states, the Professional org. is also the biggest collective bargaining unit for nurses. That is not the case here. Some nurses are unionized but by a blue-collar union of some type, can't remember which.
Membership in our state organization is low and yet the association is a very effective voice for nursing when our legislature is in session. I was wondering what would induce more nurses to join.
I can't afford it! In Illinois, the Illinois branch of the ANA dues are well over $500/yr. Totally ridiculous in my book. And yes, the INA is the biggest union organizer. Where I live, nurses aren't unionized.
Yikes! $500 IS prohibitive. I think mine are half that and the bulk of it goes to the national organization. Our state ass'n really runs on a shoe string and still manages to do some good things.
I let my membership lapse because the cost is prohibitive for me. In Georgia there is no union representation or collective bargaining going on that I am aware of.
The one issue that they get involved in lobbying for that I would like to support is prescriptive authority for APRN's - Georgia is the only state in the union that still does not have it. But as much as I support that issue I still cant afford membership right now.
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Why do you belong to your State Nurses' Association? If you don't, why not?