This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA.
A proposal has been circulating at Highland recently for registered nurses to form their own chapter board within SEIU. Nurses were concerned that they were not well represented in the current chapter board, which is primarily composed of general unit members. The nurses supporting the proposal state that they would like to increase nurse participation in union affairs, and increase the number of RN shop stewards, while maintaining solidarity within SEIU.
We need transparency from union leadership on the specifics of this proposal, and timely updates about the process. We workers know that we are stronger together, in the same union, and that we will need a united front especially in the face of ongoing cuts and layoffs.
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