• Vicki Hershel would like to, “Thank 121RN Leadership for the Scholarship check.”
• Barbara Washington-Knight continues to be active in the Riverside Central Labor Council and CACie.
• “Occupy Riverside” movement has moved to “Occupy San Bernardino” and our Union Rep is no longer the first aid resource.
• Union Rep Donna Sigaty participated in the “UTLA Collective Bargaining Education program” at Yucaipa High School to teach students about the Collective Bargaining process on Dec. 11.
• There were 10 new RN hires in December.

New Grievances:

1. A Class Action Grievance was filed on Nov. 6 related to the security “lockdown.” Grievance meetings were held on Dec. 14 and 20, then a “cease and desist” was filed on Dec. 20, “Dispute resolution” was filed on Dec. 20 with the process started on Dec. 27.

Pending Grievances:

1. Influenza Program: Held in abeyance awaiting Los Robles and West Hills response.

Resolved Grievances:

1. NICU RN transferred to CCL on Dec. 12, 2011. As of Jan. 4, we are requesting she be allowed to return to NICU.
2. Class Action regarding “Vocera” phones.

Resolved Before Grievance:

1. Two CSUSB Partnership new grads transferred from ER to Med/Surg instead of being terminated.

Disciplines:

1. Final warning for patient safety in ER.

Pending Arbitration:

1. No Mandatory O.T. meeting on Oct. 7 to Oct. 14. CCL staff meeting on Nov. 6. Awaiting staff petition before next meeting.

Scheduled Meetings:

1. Conference call on Jan. 12 regarding “lockdown.” We are hopeful for a resolution or we’ll move to mediation.