Nurses honored for accomplishments

LVN saved a motorist's life; RN developed a workplace safety program Local 1000 is honoring two nurses this week--a registered nurse and a licensed vocational nurse--for exceptional contributions.

Anthony Andreola, a licensed vocational nurse, saved the life of a car crash victim. Registered nurse Gloria Pacleb-Cadiz developed a continuing education program designed to make prisons and mental hospitals safer for state employees.

"Our nurses work incredibly hard to make people healthier and safer, and these two have gone above and beyond the call of duty," Local 1000 President Yvonne R. Walker said. "We are proud of Anthony and Gloria."

All State RNs, LVNs, and CNAs welcome

WHEN: MAY 6, 2012
11 to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Pepper Park, 3299 Tidelands Ave.
NATIONAL CITY

MUSIC, FOOD, PRIZES, FAMILY FUN (Babysitter Provided)

PLEASE RSVP BY MAY 1, 2012 TO RJONES@SEIU1000.ORG OR TO 866.471.7348
(This is very important so we have enough food)

Directions to Pepper Park
From South Bay 1.I-5 North 2.Exit Mile of Cars Way/Bay Marina Dr. 3.Turn Left onto Mile of Cars Way 4.Continue onto Bay Marina Dr. 5.Turn Left onto Tidelands Ave.

From North County 1.I-5 South 2.Take Bay Marina Dr. 3.Turn Left onto Tidelands Ave.

From East County 1.I-8 West to CA-15 South 2.Merge onto I-5 South 3.Exit onto Bay Marina Dr. 4.Turn Left onto Tidelands Ave.

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Local 1000 challenges state over restructuring plans

SEIU Local 1000 member bargaining unit representatives recently negotiated an agreement with DMH on the process of redirections of primarily RNs and LVNs to the units. Below are the key points of the agreement and also contact information for questions that may come up throughout this process. 

2009 - 2010 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:   

• Contract Negotiations and Ratification
• Statewide Election - All statewide officers elected backed by SEIU Local 1000
• Vote of 'NO CONFIDENCE' for the Receiver
• Recognized in the Political arena and noticed as a strong movement within the State
• Able to move our Unit into a Leadership role within SEIU Local 1000
  
• Have developed as an active participant at the highest level in the Receiver's Office
• Have been active in Legislative Hearings, Budget Committees, and Department Discussions
• Development of Assignment Despite Objection Forms
• Development of Supervisor Evaluation Forms
• Working to Develop a Continuing Education Class for RN's and others in State Service

Hundreds of Napa State Hospital workers from SEIU Local 1000, AFSCME Local 2620,  CAPT and UAPD rallied on Jan. 19 to demand proper health and safety conditions.
 
The recent murder of psychiatric technician Donna Gross and an assault that left rehabilitation therapist George Anderson with a factured skull have highlighted an ongoing pattern of violent attacks on hospital employees by patients. Hospital managers and the state of California have refused to take remedial action to correct workplace dangers.

By Kerana Todorov

With calls for "Safety Now!," 350 Napa State Hospital employees staged a two-hour lunchtime rally Wednesday to demand better security measures.

Employees and union representatives spoke in front of the main gate, which was decorated with bouquets of flowers in memory of Donna Gross, the psychiatric technician slain Oct. 23 in an attack allegedly by a patient.

By Rebecca King Morrow, RN, SEIU Local 1021

On October 23, 2010 there was tragic news in the San Francisco bay area. A psychiatric technician, Donna Gross, was killed on the job at Napa State Hospital. A mentally ill patient at the facility allegedly strangled her. Napa is a state hospital for the mentally ill that has 2,400 employees for 1,160 patients, of which 995 are forensic patients referred by the courts. Her death was a sad reminder of the unspoken danger health care providers face.

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