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• • 29 Apr 08
  • 3:16 pm

  for the record re: the SEIU/CHP election in Ohio... SEIU did not provide a single signed union card for the Ohio election; the employer hand-picked the SEIU to represent nurses WITHOUT their consent! SEIU signs partnership agreements with employers that offer no protections for RN/Patient advocacy rights -- to act in the interests of their patients, not their employers. RNs in Ohio have been active members of NNOC for a few years now.(One example of many, for those who've asked...to debunk the lie that CNA/NNOC 'just swept in a few days before the election') http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/PDFS/Minutes/May06minutes.pdf When other Ohio nurses wanted to …

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• • 29 Apr 08
  • 9:46 pm

  Fred, What has been described as "raiding and turf battles," minimizes and trivializes the importance of what's really at stake here: Patient Safety! Nurses depend on solidarity to form a strong union and bargain a good contract to improve wages, hours, and working conditions. Nurses depend on solidarity when it comes to enforcing the contract and blowing the whistle on unsafe working conditions that pose a danger to patients. Nurses know that they cannot depend on a union, like SEIU, that is in solidarity with management, to protect their right to advocate in the exclusive interest of their patients. What RNs …

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