Methodist Bargaining Update (April 29)
From MNA Bargaining Team Member Lori Christian, RN
Today, we presented our proposals on health insurance, salary, and protecting union work.
Throughout these negotiations, management’s chief spokesman has said repeatedly that there is no analytical data that better nurse to patient ratios improve care. We presented them with a study released this month which shows that “lower ratios are associated with significantly lower mortality…nurses’ burnout and job dissatisfaction were lower, and nurses reported consistently better quality of care.”
We continue to talk about the importance of safe staffing, but our concerns fall on deaf ears.
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