Victory at Corona
by Jon Melegrito | January 15, 2013
More than 300 registered nurses at the Corona Regional Medical Center voted to join United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, or AFSCME-UNAC/UHCP.
As a result of the vote last week, 300 RNs now have a voice at work at the 240-bed community hospital, which employs more than 1,000 trained health care workers.
“Our concerns about patient safety issues were being ignored,” says Diane Arreola, a registered nurse at Corona for many years. “This is why a strong majority of us decided to seek representation and organize our union with UNAC/UHCP. As patient advocates, we realized that when we act collectively, we have a powerful voice and we will be heard.”
The key issues nurses at the hospital will seek to address are improvements to patient care, better working conditions, dignity, respect and a voice for all RNs.
