More than 100 Local 1991 members and Jackson managers recently launched an exciting new partnership to transform Jackson’s culture into one of constant learning and collaboration at all levels. The group came together to learn about the process and begin training to work in teams to tackle issues in their areas.
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Holiday Party – Dec. 11
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.
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.
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”
Supreme Court Saves ACA
For months, millions of people across the country held their breath, wondering whether the U.S. Supreme Court would take away the affordable health care we all fought so hard to make the law of the land. June 25, the collective exhale of 8 million, 1.4 million of those in Florida, was heard as the Court sided with the government in King vs. Burwell.
Earn a Bonus for Recruiting Nurses!
Company 300 Tentative Agreement Reached!
On June 10, the Local 1991 bargaining team reached a historic tentative agreement for all union-eligible employees moving from Company 300 to Company 410 (Professionals). The agreement, which is an addendum to the existing Professionals contract, must still be ratified by employees in the Professionals bargaining unit, as well as the Public Health Trust and the County Commission.