Health Professionals and Allied Employees Union (HPAE)
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Cooper University Hospital Employees

• Are you willing to place everything you already have on the bargaining table?
• Negotiations are a give and take process, what are you willing to give up?
• What are they going to take?
• If you don’t get what you want and what you have is taken from you, where do you go then?
• Think long, think hard, take a look around. Talk to someone you trust.
• Is this the right choice? Is this the right time?
• This decision affects you, this decision affects your family.
• This decision could change everything
• This decision Is yours!
• Vote NO, April 29th 2011

The Union Says You Won’t Lose Compensation & Benefits

At the Bargaining Table?

Here is what the LAW says:

Does Cooper have to agree to union demands?

“…There is no requirement in the Act that an employer accedes to all union demands or, after bargaining, retain all current benefits”.
Oxford Pickles, Division of John E. Cain Co., 190 NLRB. No 24

Do the benefits have to necessarily continue?

“There is, of course, no obligation on the part of the employer to continue all existing benefits, nor is it an unfair labor practice to offer reduced benefits…”

Can the union give away benefits we already have?

“…in the give and take of bargaining, [a] union might give up insurance, holidays or vacation time to obtain dues check (payroll deduction) from the employer”.
La-Z-Boy,281 NLRB, No 54, 123 LRRM 1205 (1986)

Are there any guarantees at all in the collective bargaining process?

“Collective bargaining is potentially hazardous for employees, and as a result of negotiations, employees could possibly wind up with less benefits after unionization than before”.
Coach & Equipment Sales, 2218 NLRB No. 51

Vote Neither! April 29th!

Not Voting = YES

The unions sometimes misinform employees by telling them they do not need to vote unless they are voting for the union. This is an absolute lie and is the exact opposite of the truth. The truth is, the unions depend on apathetic employees to do nothing.

The unions only need 50% + 1 of the votes cast to win. This means if only 10 people make the effort to vote and 6 vote yes, every single eligible employee (over 700) will be subject to the union contract and could be paying dues whether you agree or not!!

VOTE NO! April 29th

Four Affinity nurses file federal lawsuit – Canton, OH – CantonRep.com

 Copy of Complaint Filed

The professional nurses of Affinity Medical Center in Massillon Ohio have been blindsided by a neutrality agreement between the hospital and the National Nurses Organizing Committee (better known as the California Nurses Association). Under this “agreement” the hospital has allowed the union a rushed election date that does not allow these nurses to educate themselves on the consequences of unionizing.

Whats the rush?

Angry at corporate? Why align yourself with a union that has aligned themselves with corporate? Vote NO!

Look what you’ve accomplished without paying dues!

Vote NO!

You are already protected!     

Vote NO!

Why are “they” so angry?

Vote NO

“The registered nurses at St. Louis University Hospital (SLUH) have been deceived by the NNOC/NNU.  Last May 2012, our hospital opened its doors to the NNOC/NNU via a neutrality agreement.  This agreement permitted the NNOC/NNU to come out of the gutter and sit with us in our break rooms, hallways and cafeteria.  They asked us, “What was wrong with our workplace? and What was Tenet doing to fix it?”.  The NNOC/NNU told us that they would be able to fix ALL our problems as they represented us.  The NNOC/NNU promised us large hourly pay increases, better healthcare and retirement in return for our simple vote.  We voted for their support and representation in June 2012.

Now ten months later, a large group of registered nurses have investigated the NNOC/NNU to find a trail of misleading information and promises.  The union has spent that time negotiating with Tenet Healthcare.  They brought to the table a group of SLUH RN’s that were elected and trained to negotiate against professionals who understand how the game is played. The nurses are only the pawns in this chest game.  The NNOC/NNU needs them at the table to keep the appearance that they (NNOC/NNU) care about our problems.  The truth is, the union needs our dues to continue their scheme of misleading healthcare professionals, interfering  with patient care, stealing our money for their selfish greed, advancing their political influences and destroying a work environment that was based on compassion for the sick in this community.  It is time for the RN’s to lead this hospital back to its roots.  One of  care and compassion for its neighbor.

The RN’s at St. Louis University Hospital are starting a campaign to decertify the NNOC/NNU.  We will be providing truthful and honest information about our working environment with our co-workers.  We will also discuss the NNOC/NNU and their true motives for organizing the RN’s.  Our goal is to remove this unwelcome guest from our hospital and improve  our professional relationship with one another while treating the sick of this community.  This will not be an easy task but it will be done.”

Please contact Brian Hendricks RN for any further information regarding our campaign.  I can be reached by email: commoncents2013@yahoo.com.

Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa California

Napa Nurses voted 248 to 140 to join CNA in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, according to CNA. Nearly 500 RNs at Queen of the Valley will now be represented by CNA.
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St Joseph of Orange Health System – the vote is Set for April 30, 2013
over 400 RNs affected.
Election under a  pre-negotiated Election Procedures Agreement (neutrality agreement)
This is repeat of vote August 2010 where CNA lost 57%-43%

Congratulations!

Houston Northwest Hospital NLRB Decision PDF

Professional Information You need to know Inland Valley and Rancho Springs RN’s:

January 28th 2013

Breaking News! UNAC files with the NLRB to block the election at Inland Valley and Rancho Springs Medical Center!
The Vote is CANCELLED until further notice.

We are calling on the union that says it is “the most democratic” to stop blocking our vote! File a “Request to Proceed” with the NLRB and allow our vote NOW!.

GO AWAY or LET US VOTE!

Management Rights
UNAC Contract

This Video Presented to you by your coworkers and friends.
The password to view the video is “vote”
VOTE

Some of us are for the union and some of us are not….We believe that John Harris is serious about addressing concerns and improving the quality of care and the quality of work life at Southwest.
We want to give Gino and John six months to evaluate whether they are sincere……

UNAC Layoffs at Kaiser:
530 UNAC Union Dues: $1,600+
UNAC Strike Pay: $0

INLAND VALLEY AND RANCHO SPRINGS PETITION

UNION PROMISES

Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center Nurses this is something you should know! Straight from the UNAC website 2012 dues. Compare with 2013 UNAC Dues.

Why the union issue is so important to us

The jury unanimously found Rosselli, his top lieutenants John Borsos, Barbara Lewis, Ralph Cornejo, Fred Seavey, Dan Martin, John Vellardita and the others liable.
“They lied to us. They stole from us. They put our contracts and our families’ financial security at risk, and they got caught red-handed,” said Erica Boddie, a Sr. Receptionist and Labor Tri-Chair of the Workplace Safety Committee at Kaiser San Francisco. “Today the world knows without a shadow of a doubt that they are undemocratic and willing to work directly against members’ interests for their own personal power

 About the Union: SEIU 1199/UHWE

SEIU 2012 Constitution and ByLaws

SEIU International Constitution and Bylaws

SEIU 1199  Constitution

2011 SEIU 1199 LM-2

2011 SEIU-Int LM-2

The Organizers will tell you that strikes are rare. They are not rare if they happen to you and how much will a strike cost you? Think about this, a days pay, a month, six weeks? Who is affected when a union calls a strike? It all rolls downhill and in the end we all lose. Who profits? Lawyers and caterers…..

SEIU Unfair Labor Practice Complaints
source: NLRB

From the Media:

Union Concessions:  SEIU gives $150 million in salary concessions to Jackson Health System

Health System Laying off Union Workers

Disgruntled union members say SEIU documents show waste

1199SEIU unable to prevent layoffs in Massachusetts

Corruption 2012: Big labor’s federal rapsheet

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SEUI Challenged 35 voters. All against SEIU, actual COUNT..
125 no votes to 48 yes votes.
This challenge was made in the last few hours BEFORE the vote. SEIU knew they would lose by a BLOWOUT and tried to save face. A futile effort.

SEIU DEFEATED!
Chapman Hospital Employees Vote 90 to 48 against union representation.
SEIU Booted from Chapman Hospital TWO Times in one year.

Chapman Hospital  employees soundly defeated the Service Employees International Union two times this year! The first defeat came when employees challenged a clearly suspect “card check vote” and SEIU and hospital officials were  hit with federal charges for rigging  SEIU  card check ‘vote’ with assistance from the National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation. The second defeat comes tonight when employees, clearly sick and fed up with the SEIU’s lies, intimidation and despicable tactics voted against the union in an NLRB supervised election.

Chapman Hospital Employees, voting will be held on November 28th from 06:30 to 09:00 and 19:00 to 21:30. Vote NO and keep your raise.

Breaking news: Chapman employees-Don’t believe the latest SEIU dirty trick!
SEIU is telling employees to “put their name on the ballot”!

DON’T DO IT!

Writing your name on the ballot makes your vote not count in an NLRB secret
election!  

They are trying to win by cheating-don’t let it happen.

Mark an “X” in the NO box. Do not write anything else on the ballot. Then place your ballot in the ballot box as directed by the officials monitoring the election. No one knows how you vote except you. That’s the beauty of the secret ballot.

Are you ready give your hard earned and well deserved raises to the SEIU? Keep every dime you deserve. VOTE NO!
Paying 2% dues for NO protection, NO job security with SEIU: SEIU says Kaiser will layoff 466 or more union employees in Southern California  http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_21898016/kaiser-permanente-lays-off-84-across-southern-california.

Pay your dues or “Your Fired!” SEIU/UHW Termination Request Letter. One isn’t enough? Here is Another…..Join the unemployment line thanks to the SEIU/UHW.

NRTW assists Chapman Hospital/SEIU to overturn illegal card check 

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Communication Workers of America Local 7901 walks away!
Dosha Salon Spa is once again united and UNION FREE!
After spending thousands of dollars and dividing the Dosha family CWA local 7901 gives up!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Professionals of Dosha

July 19 2012 Dosha Update: Decertification Election of  Communication Workers of America Local 7901

The professionals of Dosha Salon Spa have had their patience pay off and are expecting a mid to late August date to vote for decertifying the CWA local 7901. The professionals are upbeat and want to get the word out. The final date will be announced here on stopunions.com.

July 2011:

Dosha employees have a rare second chance, now that you have seen how CWA 7901 operates is this what you really wanted?

To the professionals of Dosha Salon Spa. Please consider carefully your rights and the reality of joining a labor union such as the Communications Workers of America Local 7901. Aligning with a labor unions removes your ability as an individual and as a professional to negotiate for yourself and places it in the hands of a labor union whose interests are only to make money for the labor union. Remember labor unions themselves are a business. Their business is to make you believe you need them, pull you in and then charge you for their “protection”. Labor unions perpetuate the mediocre, the weak, demanding equal pay regardless of output. Those of you who put the most into your profession, the most into your customer service skills, the most into your craft will get the same rewards as those who give much much less. Joining a labor union is easy. Removing a labor union is nearly impossible. When the labor union calls a strike are you willing to walk off the job and picket? Did you know that when you strike you do not get paid, cannot collect sick pay or vacation time? Do your research, check the facts before you vote. Vote NO!