Must Be Nice
- Nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital kicked off a seven-day strike Saturday morning in their bid for a new contract that includes limits on the number of patients under each nurse’s care and better personal protection equipment.
Hundreds of nurses officially walked off the job and into a rainy picket line at 7 a.m. outside the hospital at 1740 W. Taylor St., where administrators contend that they’ve offered “fair and generous” terms to about 800 members represented by the Illinois Nurses Association.
But medical-surgical nurse Josephine Daylo said more needs to be done to provide proper safety gear — a fight she says is personal for her.
Earlier in the pandemic, Daylo came down with a nasty cough that turned into a full-blown case of COVID-19, adding her to a list of about 270 of her colleagues who have contracted the deadly virus. And she says she caught it in part because she wasn’t provided with the proper PPE.
Gee:
- they want limited patients because too many might lead to bad mistakes; Groot is working Officers unlimited hours, which might very well end in mistakes;
- they want better PPE; CPD has given us....a single mask we had to sign for;
- they have a list of 270 nurses who got sick with COVID; anyone have Brownies' latest numbers? Have we hit a thousand yet?
- five days without a Contract? CPD at ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY days
We'll bet they get a Contract before we do.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
64 Comments:
008 short handed , can't even muster crowd control, for 40th & pulaski , how many cars lent on 1st watch?.
I didn’t even get the free mask!
No Police contract until F U Lighthead tires out street patrol with o/t,to point FOP caves on democrats SJW clauses in new contract.
Well, at the low end estimate, medical mistakes kill about 250,000 per year according to Johns Hopkins. Since medical professionals are roughly 250 times more likely to kill me than the police, give the damn nurses their contract before I have to go to the hospital fer cripes sake!
Given what members of the Chicago Police Department have been put through I am really getting sick and tired of hearing teachers,nurses,and others whine,cry,and immediately go out on strike when there contracts are expired for over 5 minutes.Walk a mile in our shoes people.No proper equipment,cancelled days off without notice,extended tours of duty,hundreds of Officers sick,infected,and injured,no potential for advancement,a City that does not fulfill pension obligations,a City that strips away promised medical coverage from senior citizens who have dedicated their lives to this City,and it goes on and on.So excuse us if we are not playing violins for anyone.
When you walk into a hospital setting you don’t get in without a mask. The personnel are gloved, masked, gowned and may even be wearing plastic shields. So everybody is ready and protected. Sinks, sanitizers, disinfectants are readily available. Patients who come in are screened and you know what you dealing with. Some patients may want to fight but security will be called.
Contrast that with the police who are not ready and suited up. No sinks in the squad cars! You never know who you are dealing with. Some people may even want to fight you, imagine that. I am for both groups getting what they need.
But, I saw their demonstration on the news and it appeared to have the flavor of some of our ongoing “protests” across the country. I sure hope they don’t fall into that well!
Fuck these communist socialist un-American nurses.
Their union supports the Black Lives Matter movement.
Nurses have gone to the same category as teachers for me.
Her cough turned into covid? I assume it already was covid causing the cough. I'm no doctor, but I think that's how it works. Coughs generally have underlying causes, like allergies, a cold or flu, etc. Maybe they should've asked the nurses about this while working on this great story. I've had a cough for a few days. I hope it doesn't turn into lung cancer or TB. Can any of these "journalists" actually think or write? It seems like the writing and researching and making sense should be part of the job. Fucking shapeshifter viruses out there dressing up like coughs and then turning into covid.
Was never given a mask all based on a half assed glance at a questionnaire. Hey nurses buy your own at inflated prices like I had to.
F-Nurses, F-Teachers and F-Moms. My God, has anyone else noticed the CONSTANT patting themselves on the back behavior from them? They have the biggest hero complexes I have ever f-ing seen, and they are all narcissists. In their minds they cannot be criticized and they are all the saviors of mankind.
I especially like whenever they start of sentences with:
“As a nurse, I will tell you...”
“As a teacher, officer......”
“As a mother.....”
UIC hospital is poorly managed, nursing care is poor due to the lazy and incompetent staff that are way over paid
When I worjpked there (for many moons) it was so dirty and trying to get the people to do anything was almost impossible.
They should shut it down
Of course they will get a contract befor the CPD because they can strike. You have absolutely zero leverage and a very week union. A unified job action is your only recourse however this is the CPD and FOP we are talking about where "unified" is a foreign concept. One for none all for me, CPD motto.
I was very understanding until I heard that their union supports BLM. True?
Gives a new meaning to the term “ESSENTIAL WORKER”. Their strike put lives at risk. Police can’t strike because it puts lives at risk. Thanks nurses for thinking of yourselves when you one of the highest paid nurses in the city.
OK, can we officially shitcan these stupid "heroes work here signs" that have popped up at the most ridiculous places? Heroes don't walk out on their patients. Negotiate while working.
They are essential workers. We are cannon fodder for the politicians. Big difference.
scc nails it again!! as far as protection from the virus goes. f-em. why does anybody care about protection? as has been pointed out here numerous times it's fake anyway. only the old and feeble are at risk. open up the full economy and let the chips fall. so nurses, stop that bs complaint and get back to work.
So much for their oath in the name of duty and humanity towards the sick and injured. Forced extortion is the name of their game.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
F-Nurses, F-Teachers and F-Moms. My God, has anyone else noticed the CONSTANT patting themselves on the back behavior from them? They have the biggest hero complexes I have ever f-ing seen, and they are all narcissists. In their minds they cannot be criticized and they are all the saviors of mankind.
I especially like whenever they start of sentences with:
“As a nurse, I will tell you...”
“As a teacher, officer......”
“As a mother.....”
9/13/2020 04:31:00 AM
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The same goes for cops, tbh. A lot of cops think their profession is better than others and they want preferential treatment for being a cop. You can just make a general statement like that because I know a lot of teachers and nurses that don’t act this way.
I don't want to hear anymore of this "All healthcare workers are heroes" crap.
Hell, if you legally can strike, you aren't all that essential.
Cops can't strike, fire can't strike in most places. If railroad workers try to strike there will be a Federal injunction ordering them back to work.
Teachers and nurses walk off the job all the time and it seems no one dies.
Struck by some creative media coverage of the nurses strike. Noticed that while organizers were preparing signs for picketers there were two piles they were working from. One was INA, which is the Illinois Nurses Association which represents the strikers, and the other pile was. Anyone, anyone, well I'll bet a few of you guessed it. Black Lifes Matter. My first thought was, what the hell does BLM have to do with nurses striking at UIC hospitals?
Well, apparently someone in charge down there must have thought the same thing because for the rest of the day those signs were not seen anywhere in the news coverage. Either some of the strikers refused to carry them, which I doubt, or somebody with some brains decided now is not the time to play other people's games.
" Heroes Work Here!" A sign that overpaid ninnies have bought and swallowed the propaganda whole.
America lives on an endless diet of bullshit, with just a side of horseshit -Gluten Free n'cest pas!
AND they don't have to live in the city.
After what has occurred in this City over the last few years I believe that the profession whose contracts should have been settled is Chicago Police Officers.I have been a Chicago resident for over 56 years and have never seen a profession treated with such disrespect and disdain by the Mayor and Aldermen.Teachers and Nurses are not Heroes.Give me a break with that nonsense and all of their complaining.Communists,Criminals,Pedophiles,and Bedpan Queens is what I see regarding Teachers and Nurses.
Just stop doing anything proactive
But are they “strugglin”?
Ugh, well my wife didn’t walk but she does say they get shafted by admin. I laugh and say “want to switch jobs?”
5 days? How long has CPD been without a contract?
Good for the nurses, they stood up!
CPD just keeps getting it deeper in the ass.
Better union and more solidarity equals a better contract.
Q. Where ya from?
A. Massilon, OH
Fu-Jang Medical Center is hiring.
Must move to China.
Hero complex. We gave it to them during 9/11 & it just keeps coming. I’m grateful for good nurses, they are out there. My neighbor is retired. She worked in NYC during 9/11. She absolutely has no desire to defund the police nor make blanket assumptions about all police. Yet, in the last few years, these nurses have an overblown ego & it needs checking. I’ve seen plenty of hateful, mean, lazy nurses. My mom was a nurse in psychiatric homes. She was fired for calling out patient care or lack thereof from fellow nurses. I worked in nursing homes and once was told by a nurse to not give a patient’s family member information on how to contact the physical therapy people (because the woman’s aunt wasn’t receiving it). Don’t fool yourself, all nurses are not angels.
Don't think for a second that the medical profession is lacking in marxist assholes. There are plenty of SJWs roaming the halls of your local ER and hospital and they despise us just the same. God help you if you ever need to go to the ER while on duty; they treat bust-outs with more respect.
The nurses also had a plethora of BLM picket signs - no joke
I'd be happy if residency was gone in the new contract.
Get rid of residency!!!
CPS lasted 11 days before a settlement. The nurses at one hospital want limited patient load, much like CPS StayAtHome teachers demands got them smaller StayAtHome classrooms for two hour StayAtHome work days.
What else they want...hazards pay too? Too many patients go unattended because of shift change and have to wait for handover. Cranks show up late and disgruntled because last shift didn’t make their dutiful rounds.
Repeal FOP Article 5
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FU
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My God is not Anthony Fauci.
Out Of Touch
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Let them eat Uber.
F/U Fauci
Amen on the original post!
Nothing against our suburban brothers and sisters but you ever hear the contracts they get? Some of these villages top out near or at $100k in 5 years!!! What’s their schedule like? Usually 12 hour days spent driving around the same 2 mile radius, hanging out at a Starbucks or in their stations and eating for free at nice restaurants and then getting their rdos. What do we get??? No contract no raise for 3 years, 12 hour days, no days off and a mayor and city council full of assholes that hate us and want to take away our pensions.
We need to fight for residency in our contract. Our families deserve better.
Before I was a LEO, I was a nurse, yeah I know. So I can tell you this. I did not read the article because I am not paying to read something no more worthy than asswipe paper ,But the walk off was planned and they had back up nurses to take care of the patients. Once a nurse comes to work and begins a shift, after report, if they leave without turning the responsibility for those patients over to another qualified person, then they are guilty of patient abandonment and will lose their job, license, and if something happens get their ass sued off and the hospital will not cover them.
We need to fight for the ability to strike and residency.
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
F-Nurses, F-Teachers and F-Moms. My God, has anyone else noticed the CONSTANT patting themselves on the back behavior from them? They have the biggest hero complexes I have ever f-ing seen, and they are all narcissists. In their minds they cannot be criticized and they are all the saviors of mankind.
I especially like whenever they start of sentences with:
“As a nurse, I will tell you...”
“As a teacher, officer......”
“As a mother.....”
9/13/2020 04:31:00 AM
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The same goes for cops, tbh. A lot of cops think their profession is better than others and they want preferential treatment for being a cop. You can just make a general statement like that because I know a lot of teachers and nurses that don’t act this way.
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Wrong....an overwhelming number of cops LIE about what they do for work. I always used my last job cause I could speak to it.
There is no doubt that there are some self-promoting cops out there, but they are a very small minority
We cannot continue to let the City of Chicago intentionally stall ratifying labor contracts. This has never benefitted us and its time to stop it. Explore any means necessary and hire the best attorneys to fulfill this.
Hey have some compassion guys, those choreographed TikTok dance videos don’t just record themselves. Truly heroic.
Come on CPD! Don't you realize this is how they plan to destroy the Police department? The Frog Eye, and aldershitheads, will make this job so onerous that nobody with half a brain will do it. Then the dumbasses they do hire will be their personal weapons against the right thinking citizen. When all of the intelligent people leave, they win. They will have a voting bloc of nothing but beholden shitheads, able to sway "elections" in the desired direction. You guys need to hang tough on this topic and get the retail lobby behind you. Money talks.
Maybe we need Norma Rae? Will be 4 years without a fair contract before you know it. Starting Halloween weekend back to 12 hour days and no days off. F U Larry!
No Contract = No Peace. I can’t wait until Election Day, Covid will finally be just a contagious flu.
Happy Retirement Cooter. Enjoy!
Strike anyway, guys! What are they gonna do? Replace you? With what??
Hey wait a minute. You're telling me the heroes of the Wuhan Red Death are now out on strike. Where is the love, dedication and heroism. Did they chuck it all for the of Money, a better contract and working conditions! That's no way for heroes to act.
When they walk the grounds I hope they wear masks, social distance and wash up. The Fat Ass Gov, the Massillon Midget and Dr. Doom will be pissed making it a "super spreader" event. Wonder if they'll loot, riot and burn down the place if they don't get their way.
Just asking for my midget friend Larry.
So what happened to those daily Department-wide Covid-19 emails from the Superintendent?
F the nurses, i was in a hospital for a week in June and was treated like shit.
Time to get sick and hit the medical.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
F the nurses, i was in a hospital for a week in June and was treated like shit.
9/14/2020 02:54:00 AM
Hey fuck you asshole!! Next time stay home and take care of yourself!!
Ungreatfull prick!!
My daughter is a nurse and is working at U of I as a replacement nurse. Making real good money. At first I was against it and told her not to do it as I have been a union guy my entire life. But now I'm told blm is marching with the striking nurses or nurses are holding blm signs ? I now support what my daughter is doing 1000 percent.
I received great service at the hospital but the food really sucked.
Wrong....an overwhelming number of cops LIE about what they do for work. I always used my last job cause I could speak to it.
There is no doubt that there are some self-promoting cops out there, but they are a very small minority
9/13/2020 03:36:00 PM
Teachers? Yes, they are breaking their arms patting themselves on their backs. They have the worst attitude and think they know it all, even when they retire. But, I tell no one that I am a retired police officer. When someone asks me what I did I tell them that I was a shepherd. That always shuts them up.
As a retired U of I Registered Nurse, I can't believe some of these nasty comments on a police blog yet. I never worked harder at any nursing job than I did at U of I. We used to joke that we truly earned our pay because it was considered combat pay due to all the difficult patients we did our best to take care of, and even save their lives! Some of you should try to be on your feet all day and try to do a Nurse's job!
"...Ungreatful prick..."
Maybe your well thought out retort would mean more if you knew how to spell.
"...I got great medical service but the good really sucked..."
Try Swedish Covenant. I was there for a few days in 2016 and the food was outstanding. They had a guy take the order and explained everything like a restaurant waiter. When he left, I asked my wife if I should tip him.
I even asked to be discharged after noon so I could have lunch.
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