Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 3:16pm.
I am a SEIU member and a registered nurse. I am beginning my journey as a union supporter and leader. I have been involved in past labor-management negotiations and have witness the strength of SEIU in ensuring my job security. I have great respect for the California Nurses Association as I have also remained informed on the strides CNA has made in patient care advocacy as well as nurses' rights. That aside, CNA is in the process of disrupting my union at a crucial point in bargaining negotiations with my employer. I do not appreciate this interference. I agree with both David and Malik on their key points but I am also very concerned about CNA's campaign. CNA seems to believe that nurses can only be represented by a nurses' union. I do not think that this is true. A labor union is its' members. SEIU 1199 Wisconsin is very nurse oriented. If more rank-and-file members would become involved in union activities, maybe the worker would realize that strong union support/involvement will allow labor to succeed as well as organization of workers to grow with the worker's choice of union representation.
I am a SEIU member and a registered nurse. I am beginning my journey as a union supporter and leader. I have been involved in past labor-management negotiations and have witness the strength of SEIU in ensuring my job security. I have great respect for the California Nurses Association as I have also remained informed on the strides CNA has made in patient care advocacy as well as nurses' rights. That aside, CNA is in the process of disrupting my union at a crucial point in bargaining negotiations with my employer. I do not appreciate this interference. I agree with both David and Malik on their key points but I am also very concerned about CNA's campaign. CNA seems to believe that nurses can only be represented by a nurses' union. I do not think that this is true. A labor union is its' members. SEIU 1199 Wisconsin is very nurse oriented. If more rank-and-file members would become involved in union activities, maybe the worker would realize that strong union support/involvement will allow labor to succeed as well as organization of workers to grow with the worker's choice of union representation.