Guthrie Hospital RNs
As 1199SEIU Nurses, We Are Stronger Together
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Angela Dowd, RN (Guthrie-Corning Hospital, Corning, NY)
“I worked for a non-union facility for 8 years and have been at a union hospital for 5 years. Without a union, there was no layer of safety or security. If we got put in unfair situations, we felt pushed into a corner. With 1199, there’s a safety net and job protections, including staffing guidelines and fair wages. We can speak up for ourselves and our licenses, knowing that we have support.”
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Mike Glicos, ED RN (Guthrie-Corning Hospital, Corning, NY)
“With our union contract, we finally feel recognized and valued for what we have done for patients during Covid. We RNs need a solid foundation at our hospital to do our jobs, including fair compensation, supportive benefits and most of all respect. With 1199 we both build and safeguard this foundation so we can continue to put our patients first regardless of the circumstances.”
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Elizabeth Mauvais-Jazon, RN (UHealth Tower, Miami, FL)
“Through our union, we make sure that issues like safety, staffing, and nurse-patient ratios are addressed. We negotiated the use of unsafe assignment forms as part of our legal contract. In Labor Practice Committees, we have a voice in nurse-patient ratios, winning adequate time to care for our patients to ensure patient safety. Being part of 1199SEIU, we have the strength to keep each other safe and provide excellent care for our patients.”
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Lorraine Mercado, RN (South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY)
“Joining the 1199SEIU family means our jobs and our futures are secure. Having job security makes such a difference. It allows us to focus all our attention on making sure our patients receive the best possible care.”
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Barbara Matthews-Moody, RN (LIJ Forrest Hills Hospital, NY)
“There’s nothing more basic to protecting my patients and protecting my family than making sure I have a safe place to work. With the union, we work together with management to correct problems before any of us gets sick or injured.”
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Jane Gerenscer, RN (Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY)
“As a Registered Nurse for nearly 40 years, I know the importance of having great healthcare benefits for my family and myself. Our employer funded healthcare benefits amount to additional overall compensation above and beyond our annual wage increases.”
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Amie Burnett, RN, Guthrie-Corning Hospital, NY
“We have a stronger voice to fight for each other in our union. Together, we had the power to negotiate an overall wage increase, and higher pay for specializations and degrees.”
1199SEIU RNs have won Licensure Protection and Workplace Safety
With 1199SEIU, RNs have protections if put in situations where our license could be put at risk. 1199SEIU RN contracts have strict staffing guidelines. 1199SEIU Unsafe Assignment forms give RNs a voice in staffing and workplace safety. This means that when we come together to negotiate our first contract, we will be in a strong position to win better working conditions and job security while improving patient care.
1199 RNs have a union advantage
1199SEIU RNs have won strong union contracts that guarantee cost of living raises, appropriate shift and certification differentials, premium pay under short staffing conditions, and more. With nursing shortages across the country, 1199SEIU helped develop a retention program that includes skills training for new nurses to ease their transition into a professional role. 1199SEIU members have also won affordable healthcare, job security, and enforceable safe staffing rights. Now, it’s our turn to win!
Join 1199SEIU
450,000 members strong, 1199SEIU is the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in America. 1199SEIU RNs throughout New York, Massachusetts, Maryland and Florida count on the specialized focus of the RN division to negotiate and win the best contracts. At Guthrie Lourdes Hospital, it’s our turn to win a real voice in the decisions that impact us and our patients—by forming our union with 1199SEIU.
