Marcia Blum, RN, fell in love with nursing in the fifth grade thanks to a book called Nurses Who Led the Way. She started her career at Jackson in 1979, right out of nursing school and has been leading ever since. In 35 years at Jackson, Blum was known for always seeking to learn moreContinue reading “Featured Retiree – Marcia Blum”
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Early Voting Has Begun. Get Out To Vote!
Primary election season is here! Early voting has begun in Miami-Dade and will begin Aug. 15 in Broward. Find early voting times & locations after the jump.
All About Politics: COPE Meetings August 11, 12 and 14
Young Jackson Members Mixer at Bardot Aug. 14
Jackson Budget Leaves Out Employee Concessions
The Miami Herald reported on Jackson’s unrealistic budget, which fails, among other things, to take into account concessions that are due to come back to employees on Sept. 30. SEIU members were front and center in the debate at the PHT.
Steward Stories – Sereda White
Sereda White is a clinical pharmacist who has worked at Jackson since 2002. She previously spent more than fourteen years as a pharmacist and manager at Walgreens. Coming to Jackson from that corporate environment was a bit of a culture shock, says White, a high-energy, no-nonsense steward who has never been afraid to speak out whenContinue reading “Steward Stories – Sereda White”
End the Medicaid Blockade
Five million people currently have access to life saving health care due to Medicaid Expansion. If you live in one of the purple states below, you are not one of them. With lives on the line, enough is enough! Take action today.
Bargaining Update: Management Takes Aim at Step Raises, COLA
As bargaining for the 2014-2017 contract opened July 1, management announced that Jackson is expecting a $22 million surplus this year — then proposed freezing steps for three more years, no COLA and several other concessions aimed at our pocketbooks!
Steward Stories – Jasmine Lalanne
Jasmine Lalanne, RN, BSN, has been a nurse for about fifteen years — twelve of them in the pediatric transplant unit at Holtz Children’s Hospital. Lalanne has proven herself a leader as both nurse and as a steward. She served as chairman of the unit practice council, spearheading a successful campaign to reduce central line infections. “BeingContinue reading “Steward Stories – Jasmine Lalanne”
Steward Stories – Donna Bent
Donna Bent, RN, is a critical care nurse in the ICU at Jackson North and one of the strongest steward leaders in the facility. The London-born nurse has worked at Jackson since 1998. She began at JMH, but became really active with Local 1991 when she transferred to Jackson North in 2006. “Staffing was horrendous,”Continue reading “Steward Stories – Donna Bent”