Stay the Course

Once nurses have made the decision to come together and made that decision public, expect that management and anti-union forces may try to impede your freedom to exercise the right to form a union.

Inoculate prospective union members by telling them in advance about union-busting tactics—and pointing these tactics out to each other when you see them. You’ll hear many employers threaten loss of flexibility and bankruptcy, undertake a "we're a happy family, give us another chance" campaigns, caution that “the union is an outsider/third party,” promise to grant raises and resolve differences and the like.

When you are on the lookout for these smokescreens, they’re easy to see through.

Start on the road to organizing your own UAN nurses’ union:

• Make the decision
• Identify Your OC
• Learn About Your Unit
• Go Public
• Stay the course
• Crossing the Finish Line