Sharon Lando
Morgan State University
NURS 454.001
Discussion Question #4
Dr. Maija Anderson, DNP, RN
Due: Tuesday, March 5, 2017 Question: A nurse working in a health care facility that is undergoing a union organizing initiative is concerned about being terminated from her position because of her involvement in the union organizing activities. Should the nurse be concerned? Why or why not?
Advantages of joining a nurses’ union
Nurses should join a union because it will be very helpful when a situation arises between the nurse and the institution he or she works for. Nurse unions help when it comes to collective bargaining and negotiations of wages and salaries, how the employer will treat you when they know you belong to a union especially when it comes to termination, work hours and working conditions including staffing.
She should know that being fired for joining a union is illegal, also needs to know that institutions do it all the time because the fear instilled in the nurses is so very profound. Studies show the number of illegal firings of union activists is increasing and the number of union members in the United States dwindling. No employee dares his /her employer even when the situations rightfully warrant such a response. In the light of this therefore, the nurse
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First, is the possibility of termination that would lead to immediate loss of income but may also lead to loss of licensure. Some states are “right-to-work state” which means even if my hospital goes union I do not have to join. Unions are limited legally by what they can accomplish for the worker, although a lot of people believe otherwise. This has remained debatable over the years. Unions have decreased over the years because the benefits for workers that unions push for are mostly covered by law now. So there is little need for them