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If you missed the April 1, 2009 hearing to BAN patient care provider MANDATORY OVERTIME, you can WATCH IT HERE at WisconsinEYE.

Praise and thanks to all the SEIU Healthcare District 1199 WI members who attended and to those who testified!

When you CLICK HERE to watch the hearing, the hearing dedicated to AB 152 (the Assembly Bill to Ban Mandatory OT) begins at 1:10:18.

Union President Dian Palmer, RN's testimony begins at 2:10:20; Dee Ives, Rn's testimony begins at 2:18:20; Kathryn Stiller, Rn's testimony begins at 3:03:45; Shirley Laedlein, RN's testimony begins at 3:08:58; Ann Louise Tetreault, RN's testimony begins at 3:18:09; Marian Stokes, RN's testimony begins at 3:40:28; Mary Anne Reed, RN's testimony begins at 4:24:30; Janet Weinstein, RN's testimony begins at 4:28:16.

 If you too want to stand with
others in this effort against
 mandatory overtime, please
  CLICK HERE to get involved.  

  On February 24, 2009 Rep. Sandy Pasch and State Sen. Judy Robson, both Registered Nurses and members of the WI State Legislature announced their support for legislation to ban forced/mandatory overtime of health care workers. Such a ban will help defend patients from medical errors and health care workers from a practice that drives nurses from the bed side.  Please CLICK HERE to read the SEIU press release about this event.

• Watch Becky Wolfe, RN, Meriter Hospital call for Forced OT Ban
• Watch Tim Swanson, RN, UW Hospital call for for Forced OT Ban

 If you would like to join them in this effort against mandatory overtime, please CLICK HERE to get involved.

Every day, elected leaders at the federal, state and local level make decisions that affect our jobs, our families and our lives. For SEIU, supporting solutions is not about Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives. For SEIU, its about making a positive difference in the lives of health care workers, their patients and their families.

CLICK HERE to read more about how to get involved with SEIU Healthcare District 1199W's legislative efforts.

Suppression of Nurse Wages

In recent years SEIU's Nurse Alliance has helped expose the widespread health system practice of colluding to suppress nurse wages. Especially in metro areas with a very few large health systems, we believe this practice to be prevalent. Now multiple class action lawsuits have been filed and the Nurse Alliance is urging members to take action by asking the Department of Justice to investigate this anti-market practice. Please help by signing an on-line petition!

Resources for Members

How to Join SEIU HEALTHCARE District 1199WI

How to Get Involved and Make a Difference

Identify Your State Senator and Representative

Sign Up for Email Alerts

Update your Contact Information

Who to Contact when you Have Problems

State of Wisconsin Health Care Professionals

In recent bargains our State employees have made gigantic strides in wage improvements and limits on forced overtime. Bargaining begins again this Summer. Find out how to get involved by visiting the PPCU Action Page.

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

After winning our state's first contractual ban on forced overtime in 2004, members at UW Hospitals and Clinics made new gains in the 2006 economic reopener and in the 2008 contract, even protecting quality, affordable health insurance coverage for SEIU Healthcare District 1199WI members. Learn more by visiting the UWHC Action Page.

Meriter Nurses Council

Visit the Meriter Hospital Action page to learn about the Meriter Nurses Council.

SEIU Nurse Alliance - Wisconsin

SEIU Nurse Alliance of Wisconsin is an advocacy organization of nurses committed to working together to improve patient care and enhance nursing as a profession.  Our mission is to unite nurses across the state to make patient care a priority for key decision makers. Visit the Nurse Alliance web page.

Workers Independent News

Tired of mainstream media's relentless focus on the irrelevant? Workers Independent News (WIN) gathers news by and about working people, and creates feature stories for radio stations throughout the United States.  Listen to today's headline news from WIN.

Health Care Crisis
Now is the Time for Action!

For years we have witnessed our health care system deteriorate with crippling cost increases and declining access to vital health services. Last November, SEIU members helped elect a state legislature with the will to act on the health care crisis and other vital issues. SEIU HEALTHCARE District 1199WI member Dee Ives testified in Green Bay at the first of a series of State Senate field hearings, arguing that for the sake of our patients the time to reform our broken health care system is now.