I spoke to other Locals from Vermont and we thinking maybe to share our blog with all the Vermont Locals. This would be a great thing for the Vermont locals, it will give us all a feeling belonging to more than just 5086. After all we are part of something bigger, something much bigger.
What are your thoughts? We could find out what is going on with other local here in Vermont and maybe see we are all fighting the same fight.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Leadreship Retreat
Here I am at Alton Jones conference center in Rode Island, at the UNAP leadership meeting with my fellow union brothers and sisters. The conference starts at 9am Wednesday so keep an eye on the blog for details.
Friday, October 10, 2008
October Newsletter
UNAP 5086
The executives of the union held a union membership meeting on September 2nd to discuss safety and communication issues. During the meeting, members spoke about how imperative it is to keep members informed on latest news and current updates regarding these issues. We discussed different avenues of communication. One thought was to email union members however; we are requesting feedback from the members regarding email. Would members feel comfortable with this avenue? As you know, Tom Flood union president union 2 has tried to rectify this communication issue by starting a Unap blog along with a quarterly news letter which has been posted in the bulletin boards. Tom also started a communication committee. We are trying really hard to rectify past communication issues. We want all union members to be informed as to what is going on. We have had few responses to information that has been delivered. Please let us know what your thoughts are on providing your email to us and other avenues of communication you might have. You may contact the members below.
Thank You
It seems that the Acuity of the units has gone up in the past few weeks and units are beginning to feel uneasy. Staff have been assaulted by patients and sent to the hospital with a number of injuries. Patients are feeling unsafe and staff feels unsafe at times and also feels unable to deal with the increase in raging, acting out patients lately. More codes are being called and the code themselves are more intense. STRESS levels are at an all time high.
Be careful out there and keep an eye out for your co-workers. We are in this together so let’s work together. Remember to report all unsafe conditions!
Remember to visit the UNAP homepage
The next Communication Committee will be on Tuesday October 14, at 1:30 in the Café.
The next Executive Council meeting will be November 4, at 4 pm in the large board room.
We are looking for members who would like to join the Grievance committee, if you are interested please contract Tom Flood or stop by the communication committee meeting on October 14.
The executives of the union held a union membership meeting on September 2nd to discuss safety and communication issues. During the meeting, members spoke about how imperative it is to keep members informed on latest news and current updates regarding these issues. We discussed different avenues of communication. One thought was to email union members however; we are requesting feedback from the members regarding email. Would members feel comfortable with this avenue? As you know, Tom Flood union president union 2 has tried to rectify this communication issue by starting a Unap blog along with a quarterly news letter which has been posted in the bulletin boards. Tom also started a communication committee. We are trying really hard to rectify past communication issues. We want all union members to be informed as to what is going on. We have had few responses to information that has been delivered. Please let us know what your thoughts are on providing your email to us and other avenues of communication you might have. You may contact the members below.
Thank You
It seems that the Acuity of the units has gone up in the past few weeks and units are beginning to feel uneasy. Staff have been assaulted by patients and sent to the hospital with a number of injuries. Patients are feeling unsafe and staff feels unsafe at times and also feels unable to deal with the increase in raging, acting out patients lately. More codes are being called and the code themselves are more intense. STRESS levels are at an all time high.
Be careful out there and keep an eye out for your co-workers. We are in this together so let’s work together. Remember to report all unsafe conditions!
Remember to visit the UNAP homepage
The next Communication Committee will be on Tuesday October 14, at 1:30 in the Café.
The next Executive Council meeting will be November 4, at 4 pm in the large board room.
We are looking for members who would like to join the Grievance committee, if you are interested please contract Tom Flood or stop by the communication committee meeting on October 14.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Help Wanted
Looking for a few members willing to help with the grievance process. Will teach and mentor those interested. If you are interested please contact Mike Barry, Tom Manning or Tom Flood.
New Contract for Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
The United Nurses & Allied Professionals (UNAP), Local 5110, represents about 300 registered nurses at Our Lady of Fatima. Members voted 200 to 3 to ratify the agreement, which includes raises that will amount to 15 percent over the contract’s term; increases in shift-differential and on-call pay; dental coverage; a prescription-drug benefit; and tuition assistance, UNAP said.
“We set two goals for ourselves in this round of negotiations: to improve staffing and to secure a competitive wage and benefit package,” Lynn Blais, a registered nurse and the president of UNAP Local 5110, said in announcing the contract’s ratification. “With the unwavering support of our membership, we were able to approve both.”
Staffing levels had been a sticking point in the longrunning negotiations, the union noted. The new “groundbreaking” agreement will give nurses at Fatima “the right to appeal to a neutral arbitrator if the hospital continues to staff fewer nurses than the numbers that they have reported to the [R.I.] Department of Health, except in limited extenuating circumstances,” UNAP said.
for more info go to Contract Info
Lynn Blais is the local 5110 President.
“We set two goals for ourselves in this round of negotiations: to improve staffing and to secure a competitive wage and benefit package,” Lynn Blais, a registered nurse and the president of UNAP Local 5110, said in announcing the contract’s ratification. “With the unwavering support of our membership, we were able to approve both.”
Staffing levels had been a sticking point in the longrunning negotiations, the union noted. The new “groundbreaking” agreement will give nurses at Fatima “the right to appeal to a neutral arbitrator if the hospital continues to staff fewer nurses than the numbers that they have reported to the [R.I.] Department of Health, except in limited extenuating circumstances,” UNAP said.
for more info go to Contract Info
Lynn Blais is the local 5110 President.
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