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General Membership Meeting Report and Next Bargaining Dates
Posted on August 25, 2011
The general membership meeting held Friday, August 19th, had a great turnout. An update on negotiations was given to the members: presented were items/issues that have been tentatively agreed to and the following outstanding issues – pension, wages, HMO insurance, and staffing. Thank you to the hundreds of St. Francis RNs who’ve come out to […]
General Membership Meeting Friday
Posted on August 15, 2011
Meet with SFRNA President Sandi Marques, RN, and other members of the Bargaining Team to get a first-hand update on negotiations on Friday, August 19 in Room 1149. Key outstanding issues remain: pension, wages, staffing and health care.
The Fight Continues: Bargaining Update, August 12, 2011
Posted on August 12, 2011
We presented a Settlement Package to management; and spent the last two days discussing the pension plan only. There was some movement forward in addressing the concerns on the funding of our pension plan, but there has been no agreement reached.
St. Francis Pension Protection Update
Posted on July 26, 2011
Tomorrow members of the RN bargaining team are meeting with the Daughters of Charity pension fund administrators to determine what’s needed for our pension plan to be secure and well funded. Here’s why it’s so important: it’s your future. For example, as a Specialty RN I with 20 years at St. Francis, the current defined […]
St. Francis RNs Beat 17% Wage Cuts in Three Days of Marathon Bargaining
Posted on July 15, 2011
But the fight for a fair contract continues. It was a tremendous presence of St. Francis RNs day and night at bargaining, and our fearlessness in speaking out and taking action, that won a big victory on the second day of bargaining. The RN Bargaining Team got management to withdraw their proposal to cut our […]
Bargaining Update: St. Francis RNs Speak Out
Posted on July 12, 2011
At today’s negotiations, RNs from ICU, Tele, 8th floor, 4th floor, and ER, gave presentations about the inadequate staffing on the units. Representatives from the offices of Assembly members Holly Mitchell, Ricardo Lara, and Steve Bradford came to speak to our members and give them support in our contract fight. Bargaining is continuing into the […]
Safety Net Emergency Departments Like St. Francis Medical Center’s ED Becoming Critical
Posted on July 12, 2011
While one third of US emergency departments closed between 1989 and 2009, safety net emergency departments were an astounding 40% more likely to disappear during the same time frame.
Sign Up for St. Francis Bargaining Text Alerts
Posted on July 8, 2011
On July 12, we expect St. Francis management to respond to our economic proposals. Bargaining over these proposals will continue for three days. Be a part of the action. Sign up for Text Message Alerts to receive up-to-the-minute information about negotiations. Text SFRNA to 37398.
SFRNA Bargaining Update: June 24, 2011
Posted on June 24, 2011
We Will NOT Agree to Takeaways Over 200 RNs attended the last two days of bargaining as the RN bargaining team presented its Economic and Job Security Proposal to management. See our proposals here. In presenting our proposal, the RN Bargaining Team stated, “We fully support the mission and vision of both SFMC and the […]
SFRNA Bargaining Update: June 20, 2011
Posted on June 20, 2011
St. Francis Proposes 17% Wage Cut for RNs St. Francis today proposed eliminating overtime pay after 8 hours, which effectively means a minimum 17% wage cut. Click here to see how the proposed cut would affect you. In addition, they proposed that RNs now start paying for part of our HMO health insurance, which none […]