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On Friday, July 2nd, representatives of WFNHP delivered approximately 20,000 postcards and petition signatures in support of the Employee Free Choice Act to Senator Herb Kohl's Milwaukee office. This was part of an ongoing effort to thank Senator Kohl for his continued commitment to labor law reform. |
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From the Business Journal, February 27, 2009--Wisconsin nurses are trying for a fifth time to get state legislation passed that would ban the long-standing practice of mandatory overtime. |
Mandatory overtime affects both healthcare workers and healthcare consumers. In the past, mandatory overtime in healthcare was used only in response to unforeseen emergencies in acute care hospitals. Since the mid-1990's, hospitals have used mandatory overtime as standard practice in an attempt to cut costs by not hiring additional nurses. Nurses and other direct care staff are being required to work double shifts, often without any advance notice, which can also put a severe strain on their family obligations. |
Fifteen states now have legislation or regulations banning or controlling the use of mandatory overtime. This year, with your help, we can make Wisconsin number 16. |
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Learn more about Wisconsin's bill to ban mandatory overtime for nurses and healthcare workers. |
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Have you found yourself nearing the end of your shift, and suddenly your supervisor informs you that you must stay and work beyond your shift?
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We want to hear from you. Visit AFT Voices to share your opinion on the challenges you face in the workplace by answering our new survey question posted on the site. Plus read comments from fellow members. Current AFT Healthcare Question: Will mandated staffing ratios in hospitals improve or impede patient care? |
On February 27th Aurora Sinai Medical Center VP of Nursing testified at Senate Hearing that Aurora does not regularly use mandatory overtime to fill staffing vacancies. Watch the YouTube video now... |
Thanks in large part to the efforts of union volunteers around the country and in Wisconsin, working families won a strong victory on November 4th, sending Barack Obama to the White House and electing a stronger pro-worker majority of Senators and Representatives. However, winning an election isn't the end of the fight. It's just the beginning. |
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