Comments on: NYC CNA’s on Strike: Why? http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/26/nyc-cnas-on-strike-why/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kevin http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/26/nyc-cnas-on-strike-why/comment-page-1/#comment-39354 kevin Thu, 29 May 2008 22:40:23 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/?p=983#comment-39354 It looks like the workers at this nursing home are on strike because their employer stopped paying for their health insurance. While they have filed unfair labor practice charges with the national labor relations board, that is frequently a long process until you see results. When you have a union, you expect management to follow a contract and agree to honor its commitments. in this case, when management refuses to honor its commitments or negotiate a fair agreement then going on strike is one option to pressure the employer to do the right thing. in this case workers were receiving $400 per week in strike benefits and now are receiving unemployment benefits while they are on strike. These benefits, the support of elected officials, and the ability to have a rally with thousands of suppporters is why nursing home workers should become part of a large union of health care workers like SEIU Healthcare. It has over 1 million members around the country and over 200,000 members in New York alone which is how the workers at this nursing home in the bronx were able to get over 6,000 supporters to a rally. It looks like the workers at this nursing home are on strike because their employer stopped paying for their health insurance. While they have filed unfair labor practice charges with the national labor relations board, that is frequently a long process until you see results.

When you have a union, you expect management to follow a contract and agree to honor its commitments. in this case, when management refuses to honor its commitments or negotiate a fair agreement then going on strike is one option to pressure the employer to do the right thing.

in this case workers were receiving $400 per week in strike benefits and now are receiving unemployment benefits while they are on strike.

These benefits, the support of elected officials, and the ability to have a rally with thousands of suppporters is why nursing home workers should become part of a large union of health care workers like SEIU Healthcare. It has over 1 million members around the country and over 200,000 members in New York alone which is how the workers at this nursing home in the bronx were able to get over 6,000 supporters to a rally.

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