looking to join a union

I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

I too would like to know more about unions for cna's the way we are treated is unbeliveable

I have been a CNA for about four years. I know we all feel the same way. We need better benefits, pay, more staff and overall better treatment. I'm sick of management getting away with mistreating their staff. Is there such a thing as a CNA union? If there isn't, maybe one needs to be started.

I WOULD LOVE FOR THE NURSING UNION ASK ALL CNA'S TO JOIN!I KNOW ALOT OF CNA'S WOULD JOIN IF THEY WOULD AT LEAST HELP US TO START OUR OWN UNION!!!THAT WOULD BE A HELL OF ALOT OF ASSISTANTS.

amy in maine in Rochester, New York said: I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

MAYBE THE NURSES UNION COULD GUIDE ALL OF US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF ORGANIZING A UNION FOR CNA'S OR JOINING THERE UNION,ONE THING I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL IN FLORIDA

anybody can form a union. the iww is a great resource... see www.iww.org

The Teamsters might be able to help you out? I am a former Teamster truck driver and I notice a lot of medical workers in Ohio and other areas are Teamsters. It just takes a petition with 50% or more of your workers signing it. I'd be awfully quiet about it if that is even possible until you get 50% to sign and you present it to the Teamsters Business Agent in your area. It may require more like 60% to sign though just to make it a solid case for an election for representation through the National Labor Relations Board. If you live in a right to work state noone has to join so it may make it tough.

I'm a CNA and PCT. HERE IN TEXAS CNA'S ARE THE LOWEST PAID STAFF. IF ANYONE WANTS TO HELP ME TO START A UNION. I'M READY TO GET STARTED. YOU CAN CONTACT ME A cookshelia_a@yahoo.com

Are the C.N.A.'s in San Francisco/Bay Area working in Acute care hospitals union, and what is that union? If they are, is there a "Union Scale" and how do I find it?

supertrucker said: The Teamsters might be able to help you out? I am a former Teamster truck driver and I notice a lot of medical workers in Ohio and other areas are Teamsters. It just takes a petition with 50% or more of your workers signing it. I'd be awfully quiet about it if that is even possible until you get 50% to sign and you present it to the Teamsters Business Agent in your area. It may require more like 60% to sign though just to make it a solid case for an election for representation through the National Labor Relations Board. If you live in a right to work state noone has to join so it may make it tough.

This is really terrible. Every single one of the CNA's I work with will sign if given a chance. We are treated like a sweat shop operation with no real regard for the client's well being. The only thing the agencies care about is collecting the money and I have noticed lately they are paying lower and lower hourly rates to the new CNA's. This is getting worse and some of the CNA's are working over 100 hours a week to make enough money to live and that is not enough. The greed is shameful and really something has to be done because the economy is not getting any better.

Wow-this is great and I will spread the word to all of my very overworked and underpaid CNA friends!!

lIKE THE tEAMSTER SAID KEEP IT QUITE. YES GO UNION!! PLEASE SIGN MY PETITION.tHIS WILL CHANGE THE RATIOS OF CAREGIVER TO RESIDENT. wE ALL NEED MORE HELP. iT IS DANGEROUS TO WORK SHORT. gO TO: www.whitehouse.gov/petitions/petition/change-states-rights-set-number-health-care-HELP MAKE NURSING HOMES SAFER AND OUR JOBS EASIER!!!!!

amy in maine in Rochester, New York said: I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

GET YOUR STEEL WORKERS UNION OR TEEMSTERS UNION OR A FOOD SERVICE UNION TO HELP. LOOK IN YOUR LOCL PHONEBOOK!!! gET PEOPLE TO SIGN MY PETITION TO MAKE OUR JOBS EASIER. IT WILL INCREASE THE RAQTIO OF AIDS TO RESIDENTS TO MAKE OUR JOBS EASIER .GO TO : www.whitehouse.gov/petitions/fb/petition/petition/change-states-rights-set-number-health-care-

EB in Kansas City, Missouri said: I have been a CNA for about four years. I know we all feel the same way. We need better benefits, pay, more staff and overall better treatment. I'm sick of management getting away with mistreating their staff. Is there such a thing as a CNA union? If . isn't, maybe one needs to be started.

PLEASE SIGN MY PETITION TO CHANGE STATE'S RIGHTS TO SET NUMBER OF AIDS TO RESIDENT. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HELP. THIS WILL OPEN UP THOUSANDS OF JOBS. GET THIS STARTEDIN YOUR AREA1 GO TO; www.whitehouse.gov/petitions/fb/petition/petition/change-states-rights-set-number-health-care-workers-

amy in maine in Rochester, New York said: I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

FIND A STEELWORKERS UNION OR TEEMSTERS OR FOOD SERVICE UNION LISTED IN YOUR AREA PHONEBOOK. GO UNIONPLEASE SIGN MY PETITION TO CHANGE STATE RIGHT TO SET THE NUMBER OF AIDS TO RESIDENTS OR PATIENTS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FOR ALL. GO TO : https:www.whitehouse.gov/petitions/fb/petition/petition/change-states-rights-rights-set-number-health-care-worker

Today oyr D.O.N put out a board in the office to everyont ot see called Tht Wall Of Shame on our work and nurses wtih our names on it and our work.. she also pulled a cns and a nurse aside to prove a point in front of a family memeber of a resident... I think she could handle this more professionally but she is addment on making us feel like crap and tells us it's a learning experince.. It's upsetting to all of us on how she is approaching this.. What to do? We can't go to HR os Admin because they din't care and have her back as well as corpprate. We are all walking on eggshells..

0What she did was unethical. This is not how you handle a bad situation. If she was unhappy with your work she should have held an in-service to instruct you as to how to do it the way she wanted.The way she did it, made the entire home look bad. Iam for hireing more help in nursing homes not criticizing because most homes understaff. Go to: Change.org then to health then to recent and sign my petition to get the PRESIDENT TO CHANGE STATES RIGHT TO SET RATIOS OF RESIDENT TO AIDS. Please get friends to sign and pass it on. We need to have a say in how many aids in nursing homes!!!!!!

The lst petition didn't fly because not to many people saw it SO HERE IS A NEW ONE ON CHANGE.ORG. PETITIONS>health> recent> To the PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET THE RATIO OF RESIDENT TO AID RATIOS. PASS ON . GET THINGS CHANGED IN NURSING HOMES . PUT PEOPLE TO WORK!!!!!!!

amy in maine in Rochester, New York said: I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

GO TO CHANGE.ORG UNDER PETITIONS>health >recent> To THE PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHT TO SET RATIO OF RESIDENT TO AIDS. wE NEED HELP IN NURSING HOMES AND MOST STATES LET MANAGEMENT SAY HOW MANY WORKERS THEY WANT AND THEY WON'T HIRE ENOUGH HELP!!!!!PASS ON

EB in Kansas City, Missouri said: I have been a CNA for about four years. I know we all feel the same way. We need better benefits, pay, more staff and overall better treatment. I'm sick of management getting away with mistreating their staff. Is there such a thing as a CNA union? If there isn't, maybe one needs to be started.

mOST STATES DO NOT HAVE STATUTES CONCERNING STAFFING AND THAT' WHY CORPORATE CAN GET AWAY WITH UNDERSTAFFING. THESTNA AND CNAS NEED TO HAVE A SAY IN HOW MANY ARE ON THE FLOOR HELPING NOT JUST MANAGEMENT OR NURSES.GO TO: CHANGE.ORG.>PETITIONS>HEALTH>recent>TO THE PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET RESIDENT TO AID RATIO AND SIGN. PLEASE PASS ON!!!!

EB in Kansas City, Missouri said: I have been a CNA for about four years. I know we all feel the same way. We need better benefits, pay, more staff and overall better treatment. I'm sick of management getting away with mistreating their staff. Is there such a thing as a CNA union? If there isn't, maybe one needs to be started.

mOST STATES DO NOT HAVE STATUTES CONCERNING STAFFING AND THAT' WHY CORPORATE CAN GET AWAY WITH UNDERSTAFFING. THESTNA AND CNAS NEED TO HAVE A SAY IN HOW MANY ARE ON THE FLOOR HELPING NOT JUST MANAGEMENT OR NURSES.GO TO: CHANGE.ORG.>PETITIONS>HEALTH>recent>TO THE PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET RESIDENT TO AID RATIO AND SIGN. PLEASE PASS ON!!!!

dgrine in Albuquerque, New Mexico said: I too would like to know more about unions for cna's the way we are treated is unbeliveable

We tried to get a union in. Corporate will try to eliminate those favorable to a union one by one so keep it quiet and make sure you all hange togher watching each others back. I is hard but do it. Go to my petition on CHANGE.ORG>PETITIONS>HEALTH>recent>TO THE PRESIDENT TO CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET RESIDENT TO AID RATIOS. PLEASE SIGN AND PASS ON. THANK YOU!!!!

pfingar3@tampabay.rr.com in Tampa, Florida said: Wow-this is great and I will spread the word to all of my very overworked and underpaid CNA friends!!

new petition on CHANGE.ORG.petitions>recent>TO THE PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET RESIENT TO AID RATIOS. PLEASE SIGN AND PASS IT ON!!!! We CNA'S need to have a say in how many aids in nursing homes not just management. This will put people to work and make nursing homes safer. Talk this site and forum up. Get people talking!!!!!

amy in maine in Rochester, New York said: I have been a cna for 7 years. I'm fed up with short staffing and poor quality from management. I would like to join a union for cna's, anyone got any thoughts on that? I can't seem to find much.

GO TO: CHANGE.ORG.>petitions>health>recent>TO THE PRESIDENT CHANGE STATES RIGHTS TO SET RATIOS OF RESIENT TO AID RATIOS. We need to have a say in how many aids we need on the floor not just management. PLEASE SIGN AND PASS ON!!!!

shelia cook in Dallas, Texas said: I'm a CNA and PCT. HERE IN TEXAS CNA'S ARE THE LOWEST PAID STAFF. IF ANYONE WANTS TO HELP ME TO START A UNION. I'M READY TO GET STARTED. YOU CAN CONTACT ME A cookshelia_a@yahoo.com

Ms.Cook, I am also a CNA here in the state of Texas. I like the idea of a Union. You can contact me at heather-neff@sbcglobal.net