St. Joe's: Bullying and Game Playing

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Herald-News Covers INA's Outreach to Public and Mayor

Nurses rally for safer staffing levelsNurses demonstrate ahead of next contract sessionBy FELIX SARVER - fsarver@shawmedia.comJOLIET – More than a dozen union nurses gathered Tuesday at the intersection of Jefferson and Springfield streets in Joliet to promote what they said would be safer staffing levels at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center.The nurses, part of the Illinois Nurses Association, are in contract negotiations with administrators...

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Management Thinks "30 minutes" is Enough Time to Talk about Safe Staffing

Last week, management's chief spokesperson was on vacation, so they brought in a pinch hitter from the past, Terry Solom.  Unfortunately, the change in spokesperson didn't result in the hospital taking the issue of staffing any more seriously.  While the union urged management to spend the day discussing the staffing crisis, management suggested that "30 minutes" was sufficient.  Eventually, the union was able to get management to...

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INA in the Herald-News Again!

Joliet nurses testify at hearing for state billBy LAUREN LEONE–CROSSJOLIET – Months into contract negotiations, union nurses and administrators at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center are still at odds, with a change to staffing ratios being the main sticking point.The issue of nurse-to-patient staff ratios at the state level was the subject of a legislative hearing Wednesday...

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Additional Date Added

The union and management have agreed to add an additional bargaining day for today, April 14. Management is bringing back Terry Solom, the chief spokesperson for the prior contracts. The union hopes that real progress will be made tod...

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Progress Made in Bargaining, But Management Still Won't Fix Staffing; Keep the Pressure On!

Significant progress was made at the bargaining table yesterday.  Coming in the first bargaining session since the membership overwhelmingly rejected their proposals, management has withdrawn its proposal to eliminate EIB from the contract, dropped its push to replace HE with mandatory standby, and given up on its plan to add two additional tracked (unpaid) holidays. However, they are still trying to increase the amount of PTO you must use before...

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INA to Testify Before Legislature on Safe Staffing

Next week, INA members will testify before the Human Services Committee of the Illinois General Assembly in favor of safe staffing ratios.  The hearing will be held at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago at 2pm on Thursday, April 17.  Anyone interested in testifying or attending the hearing should send us an email at ina.stjoes@gmail.c...

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INA in today's Herald-News

Nurses at Presence Saint Joseph in Joliet strongly reject contract offerBoth sides say they are remaining optimistic  JOLIET – Nurses at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center this week overwhelming rejected a contract offer made by administration, but both sides remain optimistic that a compromise will be reached without a strike.Union members voted 497 to 38 against the hospital’s three-year contract offer, which affects nearly 800 nurses at...

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Bargaining Continues April 9, Contract Terms Still in Place

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Membership Overwhelmingly Rejects Management's Offer; Back to the Table

St. Joe nurses voted 38 to 497 (with two spoiled ballots) to reject management's offer after two days of voting. Many members remarked on the lack of addressing safe staffing, the removal of EIB from the protection of the contract, and the replacing of HE with standby as primary reasons for voting "no."  Others noted that management's proposal had significantly smaller wage increases than the current agreement. Under the National Labor Relations...

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