Hearing Boardmember: July 30, 2022 is the last day to volunteer to serve on the Hearing Board that will review all charges against members related to crossing the picket line during the strike. ZDoggMD 4/29/22: The VZPD Show Ep. Please note the deadline, listed below. CRONA Vice President. We never left. Dawnstrode into the roomand walkedup to the CRONA board. The way the hospitals have presented the issues at the table, theyre seemingly oblivious to the current state of nursing, Taleghani said. Our presence is an important reminder to the hospitals that they need to come to an agreement with CRONA to end the strike; our purpose is to inform, not block entrances. Were making an exception for Nurse Week! Q: I dont work on Monday, should I come to the picket line? The annualCRONA Conventionis on Tuesday, October 4th, 2022. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and worked on ProPublicas Electionland project during the 2016 presidential election. Emily Hofstaedter Fellow Bio Over. The union plans to go on strike starting April 25, 2022. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? April 30, 2022 Updated: April 30, 2022 9:38 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email. Sunscreen: We recommend wearing sunscreen as we will be outdoors for 2 or more hours at a time. Picketing tomorrow has been extended until 3:30 p.m., to allow families to join if they are able. CRONA Executive Board and Negotiation Team. CRONA countered with a package proposal that also included a move on wages namely a proposal for across-the-board increases of 7%, 7%, and 6% in Years 1-3. Contact her at amohanpuhr 'at' stanforddaily.com.Brandon Kim '25 is a Managing Editor for The Grind and a staff writer for News. In a controversial move, the hospitals had said they would temporarily rescind the health benefits of the nurses who participated in the strike and would pay for striking staff health coverage only through COBRA, a federal program that allows employees to temporarily extend their group health benefits usually at very high costs. CRONAs formal strike notices list those specific times on April 25 as the time when the strike will begin. Certification pay: last quarterly payment will be with paycheck for first full pay period in July, then payment schedule changes to semiannual with the first payment due in October 2022. If you will not be able to attend, please look for your alternate now so that your alternate may request October 4th off. Look for announcements about other events! Be adaptable about working because you dont know when opportunities will pop up, and make sure you take some time to relax. As an example, Stanfords ICU M4 is approximately 50% travel Nurses, and AAU B2 is approximately 38% travel Nurses. I formedmany lifelong friendshipsthat summer as we stood united in a cause andfightwe all thought was worthy. Holiday bundling vote request forms are available on theFormspage of the CRONA website. Californias COVID-19 state of emergency is over. Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2022. You are allowed to request the day of Convention within your commitment if you prefer, and this request should not be unreasonably denied. Because we stood strong together for fair contracts that support Nurses and our patients, the hospitals could not ignore our demands. We stood strong behind our demands for fair contracts that give us the resources and support we need to take care of ourselves, our families and our patients, Colleen Borges, the union president, said in a statement. If you are unable to report to work as scheduled on May 3, you shouldcontact your manager(not staffing). We will most likely not be allowed into the hospital to use the restrooms. Intel agencies dont think adversaries behind Havana syndrome, Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices, cap costs at $35 for many people with diabetes. Current terms expire on November 30, 2022. And numerous news outlets have told our stories of burn-out, exhaustion from working in chronically understaffed areas, and lack of access to mental health benefits. CRONAs Bylaws (a) outline the procedures that govern charges and discipline for CRONA members who did not honor the strike line and (b) establish guidelines for the reinstatement of Nurses who resigned their CRONA membership and want to rejoin CRONA. NEW INFORMATION! The hospitals have informed us that there will be gap coverage for the time before the strike ends. How California health officials helped cracked the case of eyedrops that blinded people in 13 states. You may click the button to sign up for your preferred picketing shifts. CRONA has worked hard to try to reach a fair deal that solves or begins to solve the issues that make working at the hospitals so difficult right now. Student loan repayment:must pre-designate use of EDU funds prior to the start of the next academic year, following the process designed by the hospital. ICU nurse Kimberley Reed called the move a tactic to divide nurses, adding that the hospitals decision to withhold health care benefits has instead strengthened nurses resolve to strike. Strike Lead: There will be at least one person on every picketing shift designated as Strike Lead. Nurses Who Are Unable to Report on May 3. Elected officials across the Bay Area are calling on Stanford and Packard hospital administrators to recognize the burnout and exhaustion that has pushed nearly 5,000 nurses to go on strike and to rescind the decision to cut off health care for striking nurses. As the strike went on, we continued to picket and attend informationalmeetings on an almost daily basis. representing San Jose and Santa Clara County communities in District 15, where Stanford and Packard have hospitals and clinics, shared in a statement: , calling the hospitals decision out of step with the values that Stanford and Packard publicly advertise. Union members voted on whether to authorize the agreement on Sunday, with the results of the vote set to be released on Monday morning. September 1st last day to submit your candidacy for CRONA Elections. Nurse Week is coming soon! Were back on a normal newsletter schedule of sending updates 2-3 times per month, plus the reminder and login information for the monthly membership meetings. Many nurses live a significant distance away from the hospitals, Hernandez said, and these long commuting times have contributed to their sense of burnout. Many nurses have given up on the field, leaving hospitals short-staffed and struggling to meet legal nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses have seen profits rise at Stanford and other large health systems, even as COVID cases soared. Additionally, nurses in units such as the ICU that have been historically difficult to staff would also be eligible for more pay. We have a protected legal right to stand together for each other and our patients. CONGRATULATIONS to all CRONA Nurses on our incredible victory and setting the highest standard for patient care and our profession. This means that you do not need to cancel appointments or procedures that you have on calendar. Im not competing with a nurse in Wyoming to buy my first home here in the Bay Area, Hernandez said. Summer Lin covers breaking news and general assignment for The Mercury News. "While we respect our nurses rights to engage in this work action, we are disappointed that the union has chosen to strike," they said. The hospitals continue to threaten Nurses with termination of benefits, but have not agreed to CRONAs proposals on wages, retiree medical, support for understaffed critical care areas, improved mental health support, and more. If you are not familiar with your new rate, please see the published wage scales on theNegotiationspage of the CRONA website. The main complaint from strikers: they're overworked and burnt out. It could be prevented if we had more critical care nurses to help out.. With so many nurses out on quarantine during the pandemic, Stanford boosted ranks by bringing on traveling nurses who work on a contract basis. Cutting off the health care for these frontline health The problem is - that there has not been an announcement on how long the strike will last. Upon receipt of any charge(s), CRONA will convene a Hearing Board to consider the charge(s). The Strike Lead must review all self-made signs to ensure they are appropriate. According to a Wednesday press release, CRONA has notified SHC of its intent to strike beginning April 25 a decision that comes just days after a strike authorization vote, which saw 93% of nurses support a work stoppage. Ongoing bargaining issues for physicians at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. COBRA provides temporary continuation of your current group health coverage. To reduce its workload next week and ensure it can provide critical and emergency care, Stanford may reschedule some elective procedures, said spokesperson Julie Greicius. I had beenat the hospitaljust over a year and had really settled in into my new unit and routine. Ask him about philosophy, hiking very tall mountains and old-school Korean pop. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. Please send us an email to inquire. Some units have excessive numbers of travelers, while others are missing equipment or supplies. Nurses also know they are harder to replace and want their contributions acknowledged in the form of improved working conditions, protected vacation time, higher wages and better benefits. We are almost out of signs and need signs for people to carry. Stanford hospitals would contribute $1,000 to nurses savings accounts who are eligible for support to expand accessibility, according to the agreement. I sat eating my dinnerina quiet place to unwind and relaxbefore heading back out the chaos of a typical PICU shift. Stanford will have EAP on-site at 500P this Tuesday though Friday for all staff from 7am-5pm. Your own homemade signs are also welcome weve seen some really creative signs! Coffee and tea will be served all day! We will have masks available for those who would like to wear one but forgot to bring their own; see the Strike Lead. Nurses are exhausted, and were burning out, Charon Brown, a nurse in the cardiovascular ICU at Stanford Health Care, said. You then do hand off to the person taking your place and clock out at the start time of the strike. CRONA presented its opening proposal for a side letter to address the details of transitioning these new Nurses into the CRONA collective bargaining agreement back in April 2022, in conjunction with CRONA and the hospitals negotiations for a new global contract. Those mediation discussions remain confidential. Follow all county guidelines for outdoor gatherings. Incentive pay will be provided for some nurses in hard-to-staff areas, including emergency departments and for those who care for the most severely ill patients. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? This will generate a ticket number and allow you to track progress. Roughly 93 percent of nurses represented by CRONA voted to authorize the strike. Nursing Experience: started at SHC as a new graduate 2 year ago. Q: What if the Resource Nurse on my unit starts at 6:15 (SHC) or 6:30 (LPCH)? SHC, Outpatient Surgery Center Pre-op/PACU, Redwood City. Her experience includes PACU and med/surg, home health. CRONA called for real solutions for staffing and competitive wages and benefits that address the growing cost of living and commuting in the Bay Area as two key components of a fair contract in a letter delivered to the Board of Trustees at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital earlier today. CNA-represented nurses at HCA Regional San Jose and Good Samaritan ratify new contractwith staffing language and economic gains, among other language. When the hospitals requested a Friday night negotiating session to present their proposal their formal response to our April 12 proposal your CRONA negotiating team was there. A whopping 93% of voting members of a nurses union on Thursday authorized their leaders to call a strike against Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's hospitals, the union has announced. Her experience is inpatient cardiology nursing. The hospitals shared with CRONA their target dates for implementation of the new wage rates and retro pay, and they are: LPCH: the May 20 paycheck (covering pay period for 1 14 May) should reflect the new contract pay rates for all CRONA Nurses. Senator Padilla Will Join the CRONA Picket Line; the Work Continues April 29, 2022, CRONA Nurses hard at work on the table and on the picket line! The new wage scales are linked on our Negotiations page. CRONA Nurses have the ability to make after-tax 403(b) contributions of up to 15% of earnings, subject to IRS total contribution limits. The hospitals committed, as part of the strike settlement, that there would be no break in benefit coverage for all benefit-eligible Nurses. April 5, 2022, 12:19 a.m. Members of the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) will vote on whether to strike Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital on. Has the Bay Area moved on? Courtesy Nancy Fitzgerald/Committee for Recognition of Nursing . In January 2022, a nurse on a contract at Stanford hospital walked out of their shift and killed themself, highlighting the need for better mental health and wellness support services and for. SHC has a definite staffing issue, according to Stanford clinical nurse Rachel Gratz-Beken, who said this has impacted her ability to care for patients. May 4, 2022. That would change in an instant. A: Yes, go to work at your scheduled start time if it is before the start time of the strike (before 6:45 at Stanford or before 7:00 at Packard). On other units, the numbers of core staff are so low that the Float Pool and travelers provide a significant amount of the units staffing. Their most recent FAQ (dated April 19) says: 21. The full contracts linked on the CRONA website are the 2019 2022 contracts and will remain that way until the official 2022 2025 contracts are published. Its for the future of nursing at Stanford and the future of the nursing profession.. Nursing Experience: 15 years in nursing, all at LPCH. Response was so incredible to our picnic that a venue for 500 wasnt enough. We want to have a very large crowd of Nurses and allies. They missed family dinners and canceled vacations. And late last year, close to 4,000 Kaiser workers walked out, demanding better compensation and higher staffing levels, forcing the health care providers facilities to temporarily stop some services. By the end of the class, you will feel empowered to incorporate what you learned so that you can better keep yourself, your colleagues, and your patients safe. Publication of scheduleat least 14 days ahead: 60 days after ratification (starting no later than 7/2/2022). Other nursing experience includes United States Army Nurse Corps; inpatient med/surg/ortho, PACU, inpatient float pool, labor & delivery, unit manager. staff. Nearly 30,000 people signed our petition to call out the hospitals shameful tactics of trying to hold our health benefits hostage. Find your local legislators here. The hospital will be sending a communication about this. Nurses have given so much during this pandemic, Spetz said. Last Monday, 8,000 nurses across Northern California staged a one-day strike at 18 Sutter Health facilities. It had been a typical busy night in the PICU. The hospitals are likely hoping that their revised proposal will allow them to stem the tide of bad public opinion. At Stanford, this request must be made through Workday; notices about the process were sent via employee email on Monday, July 18. Given the hospitals outrageous behavior, we understand that it is hard to focus on the real work of negotiations. She grew up in the Bay Area and is majoring in International Relations and Psychology. The strike began with workers calling on management to improve working conditions and address staff shortages. When negotiations for the full CRONA contract broke down in April, the Patient Placement Nurse Specialists and Case Managers walked the picket line with their fellow CRONA Nurses. Of nurses represented by CRONA voted to authorize the strike Lead profits rise at health! 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