![]() At such a critical moment, nurses need an organization that can advocate effectively for their own interests and those of their patients. Hospital budget-cutting is once again eliminating the jobs of nurses and increasing their workloads - a trend that may only get worse due to the troubled state of our local economy and “health care reform” in Washington that may fall short of our hopes and needs.Įven at a health care employer as heavily unionized and profitable as Kaiser, we see the danger signs: cost-cutting that could lead to under-staffing and erosion of quality patient care. Suzanne Gordon has written or edited eight books about nursing and health care, and recently published a study of the Kaiser labor-management partnership called Healing Together) (Ed note: A two day election starts today at Kaiser Sunset Hospital in Los Angeles, where nurses will be deciding whether to leave SEIU and join NUHW. Suzanne Gordon: Why Kaiser RNs should back NUHW (Beyond Chron)
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