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Pomona Valley Hospital members at Local 121RN-sponsored training held at Morongo Casino and Resort in Cabazon

Flex Time Ruling Could Net St. Joseph Nurses Thousands of Dollars

February 2, 2010 - In a final ruling on what was originally six grievances filed for nurses in NICU, our Union successfully proved that St. Joseph Medical Center management inappropriately allowed traveling nurses to work while calling off permanent staff or in-house registry nurses throughout the hospital. Arbitrator Michael Prihar wrote in his Feb. 1, 2010 opinion:

121RN Nurses Travel to Haiti to Help

     Providence St. Joseph Medical Center registered nurse and 121RN member Andrea Caldentey flies to help Haitian survivors with 11 others from the Los Angeles area on Saturday, February 6. The group is sponsored by Medical Mission Adventures which is headed by St. Joseph respiratory therapist Louis Rosado.

SEIU Continues Help Haiti Relief Efforts

By Kate Thomas
More than 1,000 individuals have already signed up to help the Haitian people recover from this tragedy via the Help Haiti Volunteer Effort that went live last week to collect information from potential SEIU volunteers. As SEIU members and locals across the country mobilize to bring relief and support to Haiti and our members affected by the disaster, we've widened the scope of these efforts in several ways. First, we're encouraging everyone (not just SEIU members) to sign up and join the mobilization to assist with Haiti relief. You can do so here.

Labor Law Specifies Use of Sick Leave

“Kin Care,” or Labor Code section 233, allows employees to use up to half of their annual accrued sick leave (including PTO+ESL) benefits to care for a sick family member, including a child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner. All California employers providing sick leave to their employees are covered. The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement administers Kin Care and accepts discrimination complaints when employers have failed to allow employees to take “Kin Care” leave.

If management has required you to provide a doctor’s note for use of one or two days of sick time to care for a sick family member, or if they have refused to allow you to use half of your accrued sick time to care for a family member who is ill, contact your shop steward or union representative.

For a detailed flyer including a full transcript of Labor Code section 233, click here.


Congrats Scholarship Recipients!

Rose and FriendsSEIU 121RN recently gave $1,000 educational scholarships to 13 registered nurse members in good standing. This is the first of what 121RN leaders hope becomes an annual offering to help nurses meet their educational goals.

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Judge Says HCA Must Bargain Over Flu Masks

Nora Parkins

December 11, 2009

It's good that they have to bargain with us over the stigmatizing effects, says     Nora Parkins, a registered nurse in Maternal Child/Post-Partum at Riverside Community Hospital. But I feel HCA is just being punitive. If they make me wear a mask, I'll be one of only three or four people on my floor.

121RN Leaders Rub Elbows With Lawmakers

Friday, November 20, 2009 - SEIU held a reception for our Southern California elected political leadership, including State Assembly Members, State Senators, City Council Members, County Supervisors and School Board officials. Various SEIU locals, including 121RN, organized the event to allow our SEIU leaders and members to meet and network in an informal setting with local elected politicians. Click to Photo Gallery

SEIU 121RN Joins Kaiser Coalition, Labor Management Partnership

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

     Service Employees International Union, Local 121RN was voted into membership by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions on Oct. 29.

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