It's not easy for bosses to share power. It's "not in their business plan" to sit down and negotiate with us as equals.

Boss culture, on the national level, isn't any different. The CEOs and billionaires have gotten together to form organizations with deceptively patriotic, pro-worker-sounding names like “Freedom Foundation” and “National Right to Work Foundation.” They've waged a decades-long attack on our right to be part of a strong union with the power to improve our working conditions, advocate for our patients and negotiate good wages and benefits for ourselves and our families.

Basically, it's just the bosses being bossy...to the extreme.

In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case specifically designed to take away our strength in numbers: Janus v. AFSCME, bankrolled by the National Right to Work Foundation and the Liberty Justice Center  (well-funded by the rich and powerful...basically, the “bosses” of this country). This lawsuit against working people is just one more attempt to silence our voice on the job and make it harder for us to pool our resources and get ahead.

This anti-worker Supreme Court decision is our chance to show that we won’t let anything stand in our way of sticking together for patient and nurse safety, good jobs and quality healthcare. Collective bargaining might not solve all the problems at our hospitals, but it’s the only real way that we can have any say in our jobs and the healthcare we provide. It’s a basic right and must be defended.

As union members, we have the power to UNITE to protect patients and nurses in today's rapidly changing, corner-cutting world of healthcare and politics.

Learn more about the efforts to take away our freedom to stand together in a strong union:

...and watch this great, short video based on the UC Berkeley Labor Center's report series, The Union Effect in California:

#TogetherWeRise #UnionStrong