RNs Withstand ‘Furious Anti-Union Campaign,’ Join CNA/NNU

http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/RNs-Withstand-Furious-Anti-Union-Campaign-Join-CNA-NNU

09/16/2013

Mike Hall

Some 725 registered nurses at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., won representation from California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) last week after beating back what they say was a “furious anti-union campaign by hospital management and its high paid anti-union consultants.”

Caroline Gallego, a 24-year labor and delivery RN, said after the election victory, “United with my co-workers we have never felt so empowered. We need improvements in staffing…and look forward to gaining a real voice in patient care.”

NNU organizing director David Johnson said, “The hospital’s conduct was an appalling affront to the nurses and patients in this community.” But he added:

With this victory, RNs at Little Company of Mary have spoken for thousands of other RNs who are also organizing with NNU to confront the massive changes in healthcare that threaten nurses’ ability to effectively advocate for their patients, and themselves.

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