Elections for stewards were recently held in a number of units across Jackson Health System. We now have 102 active stewards at JHS and look forward to electing more in future election phases. Stewards are great front-line leaders who can help members stay connected with union business and handle the daily issues that come up inContinue reading “New Stewards Bring Total Past 100”
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February COPE Report
Thank you to all COPE members who attended February’s meetings held at Jackson South and Jackson Main during our monthly COPE week. We are still working diligently to schedule meetings for Jackson North. Please check your email for updates for a meeting in March! The first big item agenda was the inauguration of President Obama’sContinue reading “February COPE Report”
Jackson Speaks Out For Ryder
As a union, part of our job is to hold the feet of management to the fire on issues related to quality of care. But we never lose sight of the fact that we must also protect Jackson from external politics that can make that job of providing quality care much harder. For that reason, we have been supporting JHS in its bid to protect Ryder from changes in the trauma landscape that could adversely affect its public mission to provide world-class trauma care to the entire community.
Union Members Testify About Medicaid Expansion
On Feb. 11, SEIU Local 1991 president Martha Baker, RN, and board member Maggie Pena, a social worker, traveled to Tallahassee to testify about the necessity of Medicaid expansion to Jackson Health System.
SEIU Local 1991 Welcomes New Member FRB Member
Jackson Health System nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals welcomed the news that former state representative and county commissioner Larry Hawkins has been nominated to the Jackson Health System Financial Recovery Board.
Joint Statement in Support of Ryder Trauma Center
SEIU Local 1991 president Martha Baker, RN, and JHS president and CEO Carlos Migoya issued a joint statement in support of Ryder Trauma Center. “Protecting the public’s investment by preserving our legal rights to expand Ryder’s trauma system in an era of competition is the right thing to do.”
Local 1991 20th Anniversary Party Photos
Find your friends at the Local 1991 20th Anniversary Party here.
Local 1991 Members Participate in Health Summit
On Jan. 10 and 11, Local 1991 members Vilma Bates, R.N., Marlene Bachrach, ARNP, and Kathleen McGrath, R.N., participated in the Florida Healthcare Affordability Summit that was put on by the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in Orlando.
Uniform Policy Indication Inclusion Still Work in Progress
A packed room of nurses and other healthcare professionals from across the Jackson system greeted management representatives who turned up Jan. 22 to bargain the impact of the new uniform policy proposed by Chief Nursing Officer Ric Cuming, RN.
Ruling By Florida Supreme Court Legalizes Pension “Tax”
The Florida Supreme Court just upheld the three-percent income tax levied on public employees in the state. In a 4-3 decision, the justices overturned a circuit court ruling that said the Florida Legislature overstepped its authority by ignoring the Florida Constitution in taking three percent from the paychecks of Florida’s teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, nurses and other public employees.