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Staffing Ratios – Monitoring Compliance
Over the past year, Jackson has hired hundreds of nurses in order to prepare for this day, but we know some areas are still falling short. Now that the deadline is upon us, our union is launching a campaign to monitor nurse assignments and demand management find solutions to reach compliance, as required by our contract.
Join the National Nurse-to-Nurse Conversation
At a time when our healthcare system is changing faster than ever, we’re bringing together SEIU nurses from across the country on Oct. 14 to share ideas through an online forum about how to create the nursing workforce of the future. Find out how to participate!
Labor Day 2015
As Jackson workers, standing up for quality care and a better workplace is just part of the job. This year, workers represented by Local 1991 have enjoyed a great contract with added benefits, progress on important issues such as staffing ratios and safe patient handling. All of that has been made possible only with all of us standing together to demand better. Read on for more about labor accomplishments across the country.
Company 300 Contract Approved
On Sept. 1, the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously approved the Company 300 addendum to the Local 1991 Professionals contract. Congratulations to our newest group of members!
Komen Breast Cancer Walk – Oct. 17
Join the SEIU Local 1991 Team! Since 1996, Susan G. Komen® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale has raised millions of dollars to fund the fight against breast cancer through the Komen Race for the Cure®. The event, part of the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, is designed to promote positive awareness, education and earlyContinue reading “Komen Breast Cancer Walk – Oct. 17”
SEIU Leads on Social and Economic Justice
SEIU is about more than individual fights for fair wages and working conditions. We are an organization of 2-million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society. Find out more.
Get Your Union Plus Discounts!
Being a Local 1991 member brings a lot of benefits. Like better pay. Better working conditions. A union that has your back. How could being a member be even better? Discounts! Just for being a Local 1991 member or retiree, you are eligible for dozens of benefits and discounts on everything from wireless service, rental cars,Continue reading “Get Your Union Plus Discounts!”
Safe Patient Handling Contract Signed
Lifting and handling patients at Jackson Health System is about to get safer for employees and patients, thanks to a new contract recently signed with safe-lift contractor ArjoHuntleigh. It’s a big step forward for the labor management partnership JHS and Local 1991 created to implement safe patient handling throughout the system. This project’s goals are to improveContinue reading “Safe Patient Handling Contract Signed”
QNCD Update June 2015
Local 1991’s QNCD team met June 26 to comb through staffing and hiring data provided by management. Then the team met with management from Holtz Women and Children’s and JMH to go through the specifics, asking targeted questions and offering suggestions. Challenges identified included recruiting for hard to fill positions, a roughly ten percent increase inContinue reading “QNCD Update June 2015”