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ALL TOGETHER CNA AND NNOC HAVE GROWN BY MORE THAN 415 PERCENT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. CNA AND OTHER NNU AFFILIATES HAVE WON REPRESENTATION FOR MORE THAN 54,000 RNS AT 85 HOSPITALS IN 15 STATES. 17 YOUR RIGHT TO ORGANIZE You have a legal right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a federal labor law. In the case of many public hospitals, state law that is similar to the NLRA governs the process. YOUR RIGHTS You have the right to: X Sign a CNA/NNU card and attend meetings to discuss CNA/NNU X Talk to other nurses about CNA/NNU during work time just as you are allowed to discuss other personal matters such as soccer games or your children X Hand out written materials on non-work time (breaks, etc.) in non-work areas such as the cafeteria, locker rooms, and nurses' lounge X Post CNA/NNU materials on general purpose bulletin boards, distribute in mailboxes, etc. It is illegal for your employer to require you to discuss your feelings about CNA/NNU or to discipline you in any way for exercising your rights to join or support CNA/NNU. ANTI-UNION EMPLOYER CAMPAIGNS Most hospitals hire professional consultants to try and stop nurses from organizing. Hospitals typically pay consultants $3,000 – $4,000 per day! Despite these consultants, RNs have won 93 percent of their CNA/ NNU elections. When nurses are united in their desire to organize, they have had great success in defeating these campaigns. For more information on anti-union campaigns, see the CNA/NNU publication: Navigating Through an Anti-Union Campaign.