Unions and collective bargaining more broadly seek to negotiate better terms for their members. Usually, this concerns wages, working conditions, job security, and other resources or professional opportunities (Kochan et al., 2019). In many ways, nursing unions resemble organized labor in other sectors.
$93,752 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $163,508 is the 75th percentile.
Founded in 1903, the California Nurses Association is a premiere organization of registered nurses and one of the nation's fastest growing labor and professional organizations in the U.S. with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California.
The new contract includes a 15% raise over the next four years, with a 6.5% raise in 2024. Floating between the county hospitals — one of the nurses' biggest concerns as different hospitals may have different policies and procedures — will also be off the table.
57% of employees would recommend working at Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) to a friend and 34% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.
Most Collective Bargaining Agreements contain the following common elements: (1) a union recognition clause, (2) a management rights clause, (3) union rights provisions, (4) prohibitions on strikes and lockouts, (5) a union security clause, (6) nondiscrimination provisions, (7) grievance and arbitration procedures, (8) ...
The focus of collective bargaining is on working conditions, terms of employment, and the regulation of relations between employers or employers' organizations and one or more trade unions.
A collective agreement is therefore the outcome of a collective bargaining process. This could relate to various issues under negotiation, such as wages or other terms and conditions of employment. This must be in writing, contain the date on which it becomes effective and be signed by the parties.
For a contract to be valid and recognized by the common law, it must include certain elements-- offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, authority and capacity, and certainty. Without these elements, a contract is not legally binding and may not be enforced by the courts.