{"article":{"id":120124,"heading":"FRIDAY Dec. 10 at 11AM: Rally to Support the Cedars-Sinai Nurses","author":"California Nurses Assciation","created":"2004-12-09 22:52:45","modified":"2013-11-11 00:31:47","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:31:47","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Rally to Support the Cedars-Sinai Registered Nurses <br><br> Protest Organized to Tell Cedars-Sinai to respect the nurses and recognize their union <br><br> WHEN: Dec. 10th, 11am-1pm <br><br> WHO:  Rabbi Allen Freehling, Senator Sheila Kuehl, Assemblymember Judy Chu, the Jewish Labor Committee and registered nurses from throughout Southern California to mark International Human Rights Day &amp; the 2nd Anniversary of the Cedars-Sinai RN election Victory <br><br> WHERE: Outside Cedars Sinai Hospital (NW corner of Gracie Allen\/San Vicente, One block south of Beverly Blvd. - in front of Cedars-Sinai Imaging Dept.)   <br><br> WHY:  The management-dominated labor board recently overturned the union vote of the Cedars-Sinai RNs.  The nurses are still going strong, fighting for their right to organize, fighting for united voice as patient advocates.   Community United for Respect and Equality at Cedars-Sinai (CURE)  is concerned community members united with nurses to fight for fairness and quality healthcare.  <br><br> Some more recent developments:  <br>  <br>      &bull;     Anti-union consultants have been roaming the hospital, conducting repeated propaganda sessions with RNs individually and in groups, while CNA representatives have been banned from providing information. <br>  <br>      &bull;     The labor board ordered a new election for this past October, but the nurses decided that the time was not right, given the current union-busting campaign. The nurses decided to withdraw the election petition, in effect canceling the new election, but preserving the moral victory of the 2002 election. <br>  <br>      &bull;     RNs continue to organize, which has taken on new importance as Cedars-Sinai implements a patient care restructuring plan and campaigns in favor of rolling back the nurse-to-patient ratio laws. <br>  <br>      &bull;     Unfair Labor Practice charges are pending in response to heavy-handed anti-union campaigning and deception. <br>  <br>      &bull;     U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards is investigating Cedars-Sinai's failure to report union-busting expenditures. <br>  <br>      &bull;     Community leaders are joining together in support of the RNs, and formed Community United for Respect and Equality at Cedars-Sinai <br>  <br> ###<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"\r\n www.calnurse.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Rally to Support the Cedars-Sinai Registered Nurses\r\nProtest Organized to Tell Cedars-Sinai to respect the nurses and recognize their union\r\nOn Dec. 10th at 11am-1pm\r\nThe management-dominated labor board recently overturned the union vote of the Cedars-Sinai RNs.  The nurses are still going strong, fighting for their right to organize, fighting for united voice as patient advocates. \r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/12\/120124.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}