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SPNN Bargaining #2: July 21, 2022

Sharp Nurses Show Unity at the Table Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, Sharp and other hospitals were warned about nurse shortages. As COVID cases climb, Sharp nurses are again rising to heroic levels—even as management downplays and ignores the current crisis. At bargaining on Thursday,… Read More

SPNN Bargaining #3: July 28, 2022

Sharp Nurses Testify To Pain of the Pandemic Today, management heard the truth of nursing at Sharp. Every single RN union officer gave testimony about what they and their coworkers experienced during the pandemic—in answer to management’s unprecedented level of disrespect to nurses during these negotiations. Read More

SPNN Bargaining #4: August 3, 2022

Invest in Us: Improve Standards at Our Hospitals to Attract and Retain Registered Nurses We have been clear to management – they need to invest in us, the frontline staff that cares for our community. Our proposals to raise standards to the level of other unionized… Read More

SPNN Bargaining #5: August 12, 2022

Negotiations Continue, Management’s Proposals Disappoint We met with Sharp management again this week to continue negotiating our new contract. We reached a tentative agreement (TA) on contract access which provides digital access to our contract on Sharp’s system. Unfortunately, we remain far apart on many important… Read More

SPNN Bargaining #6: August 26, 2022

Flat-Out Rejection Is Not Negotiation Without our care, our union voice, and our expertise, Sharp would not be the place where our community comes to receive top-notch patient care. We are bargaining to raise standards for our patients and for us. Sharp’s care doesn’t exist without us, the… Read More