Greenville nurses to protest hospital’s stalling over contract

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Posted by Mark Genovese - NYSNA on September 20, 2004 at 17:13:34:

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Regina Weiss (212) 785-0157, Ext. 179
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Greenville nurses to protest hospital’s stalling over contract

JERSEY CITY, Sept. 20, 2004 – It’s been 17 months since registered nurses at Greenville Hospital voted to unionize, yet they are still without a contract. Taking their frustration to the public, the RNs will picket the facility on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The picket will take place in front of the hospital, at 1825 Kennedy Blvd.

“We’ve been attempting to negotiate with the hospital for more than a year, but all they bring to the table are stall tactics,” said Thomas Jennings, a labor representative for the union the nurses voted to join – the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). “This continues the pattern of an utter lack of respect that led these nurses to unionize in the first place.”

The Greenville RNs voted by an overwhelming majority on April 24, 2003, to join NYSNA after enduring years of terrible working conditions. The RNs want the hospital to hire enough nurses to allow them to safely care for their patients. They are tired of being forced to work overtime because there aren’t enough nurses on staff. They are angry that they are forced to work through their meal breaks, yet are not paid for those hours. And they are distraught that the hospital has taken away their pension plan.

The RNs want the hospital to agree to safe staffing guidelines, and to hold regular labor/management and nursing practice meetings, so that issues affecting patient care can be addressed and resolved.
The nurses also have concerns about hospital security.

They point out that, earlier this month, a patient came into the emergency room who posed an environmental hazard to the facility’s patients and staff, but the security personnel on hand had no idea of how to handle the situation. According to federal regulations, all hospital personnel who would reasonably be expected to handle and care for a person who has potentially been contaminated by hazardous materials must be trained to deal with the situation safely.

Greenville Hospital is part of Liberty Health Systems, which also owns Meadowlands Hospital and Jersey City Medical Center, both facilities where the nurses are unionized and have had contracts for years.

With more than 34,000 members, NYSNA is the oldest and largest state nurses’ association in the nation. It is an influential union for RNs, representing nurses in New York and New Jersey. Offering a wide range of services to its members, NYSNA fosters high standards of nursing education and practice and works to advance the profession through legislative activity. It is a constituent of the American Nurses Association and of the United American Nurses, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.

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: Greenville nurses to protest hospital’s stalling over contract

: JERSEY CITY, Sept. 20, 2004 – It’s been 17 months since registered nurses at Greenville Hospital voted to unionize, yet they are still without a contract. Taking their frustration to the public, the RNs will picket the facility on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The picket will take place in front of the hospital, at 1825 Kennedy Blvd.

: “We’ve been attempting to negotiate with the hospital for more than a year, but all they bring to the table are stall tactics,” said Thomas Jennings, a labor representative for the union the nurses voted to join – the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). “This continues the pattern of an utter lack of respect that led these nurses to unionize in the first place.”

: The Greenville RNs voted by an overwhelming majority on April 24, 2003, to join NYSNA after enduring years of terrible working conditions. The RNs want the hospital to hire enough nurses to allow them to safely care for their patients. They are tired of being forced to work overtime because there aren’t enough nurses on staff. They are angry that they are forced to work through their meal breaks, yet are not paid for those hours. And they are distraught that the hospital has taken away their pension plan.

: The RNs want the hospital to agree to safe staffing guidelines, and to hold regular labor/management and nursing practice meetings, so that issues affecting patient care can be addressed and resolved.
: The nurses also have concerns about hospital security.

: They point out that, earlier this month, a patient came into the emergency room who posed an environmental hazard to the facility’s patients and staff, but the security personnel on hand had no idea of how to handle the situation. According to federal regulations, all hospital personnel who would reasonably be expected to handle and care for a person who has potentially been contaminated by hazardous materials must be trained to deal with the situation safely.

: Greenville Hospital is part of Liberty Health Systems, which also owns Meadowlands Hospital and Jersey City Medical Center, both facilities where the nurses are unionized and have had contracts for years.

: With more than 34,000 members, NYSNA is the oldest and largest state nurses’ association in the nation. It is an influential union for RNs, representing nurses in New York and New Jersey. Offering a wide range of services to its members, NYSNA fosters high standards of nursing education and practice and works to advance the profession through legislative activity. It is a constituent of the American Nurses Association and of the United American Nurses, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.

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