Bargaining Team Takes Shape

The latest on the bargaining team situation.....


Eighteen people had nomination forms submitted. All precincts had adequate representation—with the notable exception of Med/Surg, who had only two nominees to fill three seats at the table. After some hemming and hawing, the union decided to scrap the idea of an election, and simply take EVERYBODY who was nominated and put them on the team.


Makes sense to me. I mean, there are 16 seats at the table, 18 isn’t that much more, and we save the hassle of an election. More details on who the team members are will be forthcoming.


In other news, survey forms have been trickling in. Only 30% of the membership has submitted their surveys. This is unfortunate, since we use it guide the proposal/negotiation process. If you haven’t had a chance to do the survey, now’s the time to get on it.


In the coming days, I’ll be talking about some of the issues that are sure to be hot-button topics at the table.