boy, was this a evening to remember. what a great rally ...and the rev jesse jackson was only part of it. there is nothing like hundreds of people yelling at the top of their lungs to "stop sutter", "what do we want...contract.. when do we want it now" etc etc etc. very powerful and really quite moving. speaking of moving....3 or the rns i work with came out to support our rally!!! one of them has cut her hours way back and one of them has refused to work...which is saying a lot because the nurses on our campus do not have union backup and no protection what so ever. it was nice to feel supported.my buddy brenda did a dynamite interview on channel 2 and i was interviewed by channel 4.... i saw channel 2's feed of the rally as they were down by the lower picket line after the rally. dont know how much they will show and wont find out because they said it would be on the "10 o,clock news" and i was on the picket line til at least 10:30. oh well.
things on the line were pretty rowdy after the rally and stayed that way all night. when i left, i said goodbye to everyone and realized how much solidarity and friendships i have made during this stirke. for that i am grateful. come on sutter. lets get this overwith and let us get back to work.
-- emily stone
I was not able to go to the meeting able to go to the meeting at City Hall but saw the telecast on TV because I had to pick up the kids. My first thought was disgust because CPMC reps or Brotman did not show up. Told one of the supervisor that he was going to get back to him on Friday. Well that is yet to be seen.He had a year to make a decision already.Hope he makes the right by just saying yes.Tired of the twisted stories that the union will not come to the bargaining table. Its time for Sutter to get the story straight.Union been waiting a year.So Sutter come to the table.Also during the telecast of the meeting heard the horror stories of patients have to put up with.Patients are already sick they don't wanna get sicker after they get admitted to the hospital. And the story of the sharps being in the garbage and garbage men not picking it up good for them!Maybe Sutter come to realize as they say in the commercial "Were with you for Life"Well if that's the way you like your life to be. Scab workers taking care of you and your loved ones. That's not life I would want. Sutter just say Yes so the good workers of CPMC can take care of the community the right way and maybe that Were with you for life actually mean something
Posted by: Ed | October 26, 2005 at 09:04 PM