California Nurses union makes presence known in Tennessee.The National Nurses Organizing Council (NNOC NNOC Naval Network Operations Command NNOC National Nurses Organizing Committee NNOC National Network Operations Center )/California Nurses Association (CAN) has been blanketing the state with mailings urging direct care nurses to sign on to their patient safety campaign. The NNOC/CAN is seeking opportunities to unionize Tennessee hospitals by gathering signatures on the mail back cards being sent to nurses. Nationally, the NNOC/CAN is in competition with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU SEIU Service Employees International Union SEIU Special Education Intake Unit SEIU Secondary Education Interdisciplinary Unit SEIU Software Engineering Institute Union ), another union seeking to organize health care workers. Recently, the conflict has become heated and violent. The NNOC/CAN is NOT affiliated with the Tennessee Nurses Association or the American Nurses Association. Though TNA is an advocate for nurses and health care issues, working collaboratively with other organizations and in the legislative arena, TNA does not promote collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. as a workplace solution. Nurses in Tennessee should be fully informed about the implications of any document before signing. Ask questions, read carefully, and be educated. |
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