23,000 California RNs to Strike Thursday—09/22/11

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23,000 California RNs to Strike Thursday—09/22/11

Source: National Nurses United

Walkout to Protest Sutter’s Attack on RN Patient Advocacy Rights, Big Cuts in Nurses’ Healthcare, and to Support Kaiser Coworkers.
Nearly 23,000 registered nurses will hold a one-day strike Thursday at 34 Northern and Central California hospitals saying they will not accept attacks on RN rights to speak out for patients or cuts in healthcare or retiree coverage for nurses or other hospital workers.

The walkout affects two of the biggest and wealthiest hospital chains in California, Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente, as well as Children’s Hospital in Oakland. The RNs are members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

Sutter nurses will be protesting up to 200 sweeping demands for concessions that they say would, among other concerns, restrict their ability to effectively advocate for patients against the budget-focused priorities of Sutter managers and effectively force nurses to work when sick, dangerously exposing extremely ill patients to infection.

Read more: http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/entry/23000-california-rns-to-strike-thursday-09-22-11/

Throughout the country nurses have had their wages trimmed, hours prolonged and responsibilities increased.

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libodem

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Wed Sep-21-11 05:23 PM
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1. Hospital nurses

Work like dogs. Patients are sicker, weaker, and more helpless than ever. Caring for five was about all I could ever handle at a time. I hope the 'primary nurse' model has changed since the 90's. Doing EVERYTHING for 5 to 6 helpless people is impossible. You run your ass off as fast as you can for 8 to 12 hours straight.

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Wed Sep-21-11 08:27 PM
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5. It hasn't changed.

We are not changing from team nursing to the revolutionary "relationship based care" aka primary nursing. It is basically the same.

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Melissa G

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Wed Sep-21-11 05:28 PM
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2. Nurses ROCK! n/t

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midnight

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Wed Sep-21-11 05:33 PM
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3. K&R for the nurses...

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bengalherder

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Wed Sep-21-11 07:22 PM
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4. Some of my best friends are nurses.

Nurses have saved my life.

They deserve to have everything they need to to their jobs.

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Le Taz Hot

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Wed Sep-21-11 08:44 PM
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6. K & R

Go, nurses!

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valerief

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Wed Sep-21-11 08:52 PM
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7. Good for them. Wonder how the hospitals will offshore their work to India and China? nt

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