The United American Nurses (union for registered nurses) and the Center for Executive Director's Column continued from page 1 American Nurses (non union workplace advocacy) were originally part of the American Nurses Association and were Affiliate Members.
The agreement combines the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses and Massachusetts Nurses Association into a single entity that will be more active in the debate over health care reform.
The agreement combines the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses and Massachusetts Nurses Association into a single entity that will be more active in the debate over health care reform.
The delegates for the ANA House of Delegates are trying to understand the changes that ANA is proposing to their bylaws, which would remove the United American Nurses union from their direct affiliate status (along with the workplace advocacy "arm," Center for American Nurses).
We have also experienced changes in our labor affiliation with a move away from participation in the United American Nurses organization due to differences in philosophy and related affiliations.
The 2008 National Labor Assembly met March 9th and 10th at the Westin Tabor Center Hotel in Denver, Colorado I served as a delegate for Iowa's United American Nurses (UAN).
On January 2, 2008 WNA received a memo from ANA President, Becky Patton, regarding the ANA Board of Directors decision to notify the two workforce advocacy entities, the United American Nurses (UAN) and the Center for American Nurses ("Center") that they will not be pursuing another affiliation agreement under the guise of an Associate Organizational Member (AOM).
Hearing witnesses included: Rodger King, partner in the Labor and Employment Group of the law firm Jones Day; Sara Fox, counsel to the Washington, DC labor law firm of Bredhoff and Kaiser, former member of the NLRB; Lori Gay, RN, critical care nurse and United American Nurses member from Salt Lake City Utah; and Bill Tambussi, Esq.
