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The Truth About The California Nurses Association

Shame On CNA

 

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The CNA Controversy

Cathy

Dear Sisters and Brothers

Recently SEIU Local 199 Registered Nurses received a mailer from an organization in California that claims to be “the voice for RNs”. The information in the mailer is inaccurate and offers misleading information about our Union.

As a Registered Nurse of over 22 years and the elected leader of our union here in Iowa, it is my belief that in order to advance the profession of nursing, we must act responsibly and professionally.


Although we welcome constructive criticism and debate in our Union, under no circumstances will we tolerate an outside organization that for its own selfish purposes falsely disparages us, and then has the audacity to ask our members to join that organization.

SEIU Local 199 and the Nurse Alliance of SEIU Health Care take great pride in our profession. We believe that nursing professionals should not spend time attacking one another, but rather should focus on improving our profession and improving the quality of care we provide to our patients every day.

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Court Throws Out Restraining Order Against SEIU

 

 

The Alameda County Superior Court ordered the temporary restraining order be thrown out this afternoon after reviewing affidavits and other information—including video footage showing what the CNA called “5 male staffers harassing CNA Board members” was actually a 54 year-old registered nurse and a 61 year-old respiratory therapist going door-to-door to try to speak to CNA leadership  Information submitted by SEIU showed SEIU members, staff, and workers

 
employed by Catholic Healthcare Partners were exercising their First Amendment rights in their peaceful appeals to CNA leadership in California. The temporary restraining order—obtained by the CNA on April 15 without any notice to SEIU—was found unlawful under California labor code.

Since its “vote no” campaign at Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) hospitals in Ohio sabotaged a three-year effort by nurses and hospital workers to win a fair process to freely choose whether to form a union with SEIU, the CNA has consistently spread untruths and misinformation in Ohio, California, Nevada, and elsewhere.

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SEIU LOCAL 199 WINS RAISES FOR NURSES STATEWIDE

SEIU Local 199 pushed the Iowa Legislature to begin to tackle the
serious issue of the state’s ridiculously low wages for nurses, and
lawmakers responded with a step in the right direction just before the

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end of the session.

On the last day of Iowa's legislative session, the Iowa House and Senate
passed a historic bill that earmarks this year's Medicaid provider
reimbursement increase to boost nurse wages across the state. This
one-percent Medicaid provider reimbursement increase could mean $5.1 million for Iowa's RNs, translating to hundreds of dollars per nurse.

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Governor proclaims day for school support staff

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Marshall Clemons

While days to appreciate teachers and others have been ongoing, “there has never really been a support staff day per se,” said Marshall Clemons, Service Employees International Union Local 199, Cedar Rapids chapter. Clemons is an engineer at Harding Middle School.

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Newsmakers: Iowa City School Employees Take Initiative on Organizing

Marlin Wiskus

Marlin Wiskus

Three SEIU Local 199 members from the Iowa City Community School District have decided it is time to increase membership in their chapter. Marlin Wiskus and Cindy Dohrer, both custodians, and Ken Funk, a maintenance worker for the district have taken it upon themselves to be responsible for growth in their chapter.

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Sign up for Training in May

Know Your Rights

As members told us in our recent telephone survey (see related article) they wanted to know more about their contracts and their rights as workers. Well, we heard you. On May 31st, from 9 a.m. to noon at the union hall (102 2nd Ave. in Coralville) we will be having a training that focuses specifically on understanding your contract rights and the other rights you have as workers under the law.

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