National Nurses United

NEWS BRIEFS ILLINOIS O n dec. 12, registered nurses at Community First Medical Center (CFMC) in Chicago voted over- whelmingly, by a margin of more than 90 percent, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). The vote is part of a groundswell of wins for the union over the past 13 months, during which RNs at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial as well as hundreds of additional nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center said yes to unionizing. With this vote, NNOC will have organized nearly 1,100 nurs- es in the greater Chicago area over this period. NNOC/NNU will represent some 320 RNs at the hospital. "Joining the union means that we will now have a real voice in patient care deci- sions," said Kathy Haff, a registered nurse who has worked in the emergency depart- ment at CFMC for 27 years. "We can be better advocates for our patients and make sure we have a say when policies are imple- mented." "We're so excited to be a part of NNOC/NNU," said Sue Patacek, an RN who has worked at CFMC for 33 years and is a member of the organizing team. "Now we will have a seat at the table and be able to effectively advocate for safe staffing and ensure high-quality patient care. A key issue for the RNs in voting to join NNOC/NNU was the desire for a stronger collective voice on patient care issues, espe- cially in improving safe staffing and ensur- ing that nurses have adequate medical supplies to care for patients. The nurses are also seeking consistent break coverage, fair and competitive pay, improved health bene- fits, and an end to unsafe "floating," that is, the assignment of nurses to units outside their area of expertise. All these measures will enhance retention and recruitment of RNs and guarantee quality patient care, say nurses. The next step is for the RNs to elect a team of their colleagues to represent them in talks for their first collective bargaining agreement with hospital management. —Chuleenan Svetvilas RICK REINHARD 2019 Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation Publication title: National Nurse. Publication number: USPS 0807-560, ISSN 2153-0386. Filing date: 10-1-2019. Issue frequency: Quarterly, with combined issues in January-February-March, April-May-June, July- August-September, and October-November-December. Number of issues published annually: 4. Annual subscription price: $40. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 155 Grand Ave., Oakland, Alameda County, California, 94612. Contact person: Lucia Hwang. Telephone: (510) 273-2200. Complete mailing addresses of headquarters or general business office of publisher: Same as above. Publisher: California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, 155 Grand Ave., Oakland, California, 94612. Editor: Lucia Hwang. Managing edi- tor: None. Owner: California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, 155 Grand Ave., Oakland, California, 94612. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount: none. Tax status: Has not changed during preceding 12 months. Publication title: National Nurse. Issue date for circulation data below: April-May-June 2019. Extent and nature of circulation: Registered nurse members of CNA/NNU and subscribers. For the following, the first number represents the average number of copies of each issue during preceding 12 months and the second number represents the number of copies of the single issue published nearest to filing date. Total number of copies (net press run): 146,875; 125,000. Mailed outside-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 125,264; 115,380. Mailed in-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541: 0; 0. Paid distribution outside the mails including sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sales, and other paid distribution outside USPS: 0; 0. Paid distribution by other classes of mail through the USPS: 18, 21. Total paid distribution: 125,282; 115,401. Free or nominal rate outside-county copies included on PS Form 3541: 131; 131. Free or nominal rate in-county copies included on PS Form 3541: 0; 0. Free or nomi- nal rate copies mailed at other classes through the USPS: 0; 0. Free or nominal rate distribution outside the mail: 0; 0. Total free or nominal rate distribution: 0; 0. Total distribution: 125,282; 115,401. Copies not distrib- uted: 21,593; 9,599. Total: 146,875; 125,000. Percent paid: 100%; 100%. Information in this statement will be published in the October-November-December 2019 issue of this publication. 6 N A T I O N A L N U R S E W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G O C T O B E R | N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Chicago nurses score unionizing victory

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