Originally Posted by
karen manners
I really liked working as a union nurse. I felt like I had recourse if I wasn't being treated with respect or I was asked to do something that I didn't know how to do, if I was consistently working overtime without breaks, etc... The nursing union appears to be pretty strong in WA, at most hospitals you have to join, I believe. The wages are generally better, I just felt more protected.
Hope that answers your question. You have to remember though, I'm talking back in 1981 - 1987. You should probably ask RN's with more recent experience than me!
Good luck...
Karen