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Purple-Up!

Remember to purple-up to support our Bargaining Team! Los Robles members should wear purple every Wednesday and Riverside and West Hills members should purple up every Thursday.

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Contract Proposals Spring from Actual Experience

     February 18, 2010 - Most of the proposals our Union put forth in the past two days arose out of actual working scenarios that put patient and nurse safety in jeopardy, and required nurses to address the same issues over and over again. We continue to work on non-economic issues before tackling pay, benefits and other monetary items.

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Union Asks for Clinical Ladder, Patient Safety Items

February 3, 2010 - Our Bargaining Team presented several proposals to management in the first two days of bargaining our new contract. Some of the items are:

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Nurse Power!

We stood united to bargain together, and it worked! Management has agreed that nurses at all three HCA hospitals will bargain our new contract TOGETHER. So, after months of preparation, our Bargaining Team will negotiate our new contract with management on the following dates: February 2, 3, 17, 18 and March 3, 4, 17, 18, 30, 31.

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United We Stand!

January 11, 2010 - We’re ready to bargain a strong new contract with better pay, benefits and staffing. We’re ready to start contract negotiations now.

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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.

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SEIU Files Contempt Charges Against HCA!

December 2, 2009   SEIU 121RN and United Healthcare Workers-West filed a motion for contempt against Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) for failure to follow part of the Federal Court Order of November 17. The Court ordered HCA and the Unions to engage in expedited arbitration and to meet and confer (negotiate) to eliminate any stigmatizing procedures associated with the new vaccination policy.  The Unions and HCA selected an arbitrator and we have accepted the arbitrator’s dates.  We await HCA’s reply.

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Judge Orders HCA Arbitration

 November 17, 2009 - In a follow-up to a temporary restraining order issued at Federal Court in San Jose on Friday, Nov. 13 , the judge ordered that both Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and Local 121RN take the matter to arbitration as quickly as possible. The new order is regarding HCA's failure to bargain over its new policy requiring employees to obtain a flu shot or wear a surgical mask. The parties were also ordered to bargain over any stigmatizing procedures associated with the new vaccination policy.  

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Court Update

October 28, 2009 - This week SEIU 121RN and UHW filed for a temporary restraining order in Federal Court requiring HCA to arbitrate a dispute around the new seasonal flu policy – which requires employees to get the flu vaccine or wear a surgical mask.  

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Lawsuit Filed Over HCA Flu Shot Policy

October 22, 2009 - SEIU Local 121RN and United Healthcare Workers-West have filed a lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order against Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) because they have failed to meet and confer with represented employees regarding a new flu shot policy, as required by our contract.

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Welcome to our HCA hospital campaign blog

Welcome to the HCA hospital blog site.  We welcome your thoughts and comments regarding working, bargaining or patient-care issues at Riverside Community Hospital, Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center and West Hills Hospital and Medical Center.

What is your experience regarding HCA's new flu vaccination or mask policy? Have you been fit-tested for an N95 respirator mask? Are N95 respirator masks available at your hospital? Do you have a patient care story to share regarding flu, wearing a mask or wearing an inoculation "identifier?" Share your stories with other nurses with similar concerns by clicking "COMMENTS."

 

Posted By: Aimee Barajas on 11/19/2009 4:11:00 PM

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HCA Surveys, Petitions & Forms

If you have not yet filled out our cleanliness Survey, please click on the document below and return it to your shop steward or Union Representative. Your Union Representative has a 2010 planning calendar for you in return!

HCA Cleanliness Survey
Medi-Tech Petition
HCA ATD Standard Petition
Assignment Despite Objection

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Contract Bargaining & Team Members

Over the past months, the 121RN HCA Bargaining Team has been preparing for bargaining by reviewing surveys, drafting contract proposals and studying HCA financials.  
Bargaining Team Meetings: 11/4, 11/12, 11/17, 12/7 and 12/14

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Contract Language - Rest Periods

The Hospital will authorize and permit each employee a 15 minute paid rest period for each four (4) hours worked.  An employee will receive a penalty payment consisting of an additional hour of pay at his/her regular rate of pay for any day in which an employee is not permitted to take a rest break as required by state law.

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