As an RN of 29 years and a CNA/NNOC RN who witnessed the dramatic vote for change by St. Rose Las Vegas RNs, who voted by 53% for CNA/NNOC, I am proud to post this diary today.

In the last few years, America's RNs have formed--at last--a National Nurses' Movement, with the creation of the first national union of RNs.  So far we are 80,000 RNs banding together for guaranteed healthcare, nursing practice, and a progressive labor movement, and that number grows daily.  As patient advocates we believe that this is the only path towards making sure that every one of our patients get the care they deserve.

You may know CNA/NNOC for its political profile, but it is the nurse organizing that has allowed us to make a difference for RNs across the country.  Here's a quick update on the incredible progress we're making just this week:

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As an RN of 29 years and a CNA/NNOC RN who witnessed the dramatic vote for change by St. Rose Las Vegas RNs, who voted by 53% for CNA/NNOC, I am proud to post this diary today.

In the last few years, America's RNs have formed--at last--a National Nurses' Movement, with the creation of the first national union of RNs.  So far we are 80,000 RNs banding together for guaranteed healthcare, nursing practice, and a progressive labor movement, and that number grows daily.  As patient advocates we believe that this is the only path towards making sure that every one of our patients get the care they deserve.

You may know CNA/NNOC for its political profile, but it is the nurse organizing that has allowed us to make a difference for RNs across the country.  Here's a quick update on the incredible progress we're making just this week:

>SEIU turns violent at labor conference in Detroit.
SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION ATTACKS LABOR GATHERING-- CONFERENCE-GOERS ASSAULTED
As a CNA RN I want to preface this statment put out last night by the organizers of the Labor Notes conference with a feminist perspective about this situation. The leaders and members of CNA/NNOC are 95% female as is the nursing profession. Our organization has a feminist, shared governing structure with an elected board of 35 direct-care RNs and a new presidency model called the "Council of Presidents" which is a shared presidency of 4 RNs (all women) As a women’s organization we believe disputes are best resolved through discussions not violent confrontations In an escalation on Friday, women leaders of CNA/NNOC were harassed at home by SEIU staff. Then yesterday, 800 SEIUers literally crashed through security and broke up the Labor Notes conference in Detroit. The pictures, posted in the next comment speak volumes about how extreme was this assault directed at Rose Ann DeMoro and women leaders of CNA/NNOC. In order to be in California to respond to the harassment at leaders’ homes, Rose Ann did not attend the conference. RN leaders did and their accounts and more information can be found at www.calnurses.org. <

 
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For Immediate Release                                                          

RN Leaders of California Nurses Association/NNOC Demand Andy Stern Immediately Cease SEIU's Harassment and Stalking of Nurses at Home and on Patient Care Floors

Service Union Staffers Went to Homes Thursday of CNA Leaders

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Association today condemned the Service Employees International Union for targeting CNA/NNOC leaders and members with threats and intimidation, stalking them at home and in patient care units at hospitals.

In a statement today, CNA/NNOC--the nation's largest RN union-- demanded SEIU International President Andrew  Stern "immediately renounce the actions of SEIU staff and cease and desist these despicable attacks against anyone who speaks out against his pro-corporate agenda."