Obamacare Causing Big Layoffs for Union Nurses

Breitbart News ^ | 19 Oct 2014 | Chriss W. Street

[george76]

Kaiser Permanente and other health providers are putting pressure on the powerful California Nurses Association (CAN) in negotiations for reductions in medical staffing and compensation due to the implementation of California’s version of Obamacare. Union nurses on Friday tried to launch a new initiative by demanding an extra compensation supplement and more staffing to be prepared to fight the Ebola virus.

But just three years after union nurses won huge contract gains by striking, Obamacare rules that cut patient access to care could now result in huge nurse layoffs.

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the California Nurses Association and other labor unions that campaigned for a single-payer health system for decades. Now that it has arrived in the form of Obamacare, it is union nurses’ pay and staffing that seem to be getting thrown under the bus.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[JohnBrowdie]

eh, no problem. They’ll all be dead from Ebola soon.

[svcw]

To bad so sad.....you liberal freaks supported Ocare, you get what your deserve

[boycott]

All they’ve got to do is get a waiver. The prez and his thugs have done it for several other select groups — especially unions.

[grania]

I’m wondering how many qualified nurses at or near retirement will leave on their own if the threat of contracting a deadly disease becomes too great.

[ClearCase_guy]

With a few more efficiencies built into our system, state-of-the-art hospitals like these will soon be available in America.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I guess that is not a “yes, we CAN” situation.

[GeronL]

yep. The old fashion “wards” will be making a come back

[hal ogen]

If you voted for Clown Prince nobola or any DIM, enjoy you stay under the bus. Bewahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[tanknetter]

the California Nurses Association and other labor unions that campaigned for a single-payer health system for decades. Now that it has arrived in the form of Obamacare

ObamaCare isn't single-payer. It's a third-position program where the government calls the shots and pays some of the bills, but the services are still delivered via private industry (like Kaiser).

It needs to be pointed out, here specifically, that ObamaCare is functioning as designed. Increasing pressure on various pain-points throughout the healthcare industry with an intent to make adoption of true single-payer inevitable.

These nurses are just getting to play the "useful idiot" role; I'm guessing that this has only increased their demand for true single-payer, rather than changing their minds on the value of the "old" system. As planned ...

[bikerman]

No problem just hire some czars to take over the load.

[JPG]

so many thought they were exempt from the pain of O'care--how's that vote workin' out for ya?

[eyedigress]

Really?

California Nurses Association (CAN)

[Parley Baer]

More “unexpected” results from Obamacare.

[SgtHooper]

I love it!

[kvanbrunt2]

enter the ebola czar. hand over money to the nurses to shut them up. and anyone else who speaks up. wait the seiu is next. after that the truck drivers everyone gets hazardous material pay.

[JimSEA]

Less treatment means less medial personnel needed. Simple enough. Goodby nurses and doctors. The death panels will suffice.

[Southack]

Isn’t it time for the new 0bamacare service interruption notices to be mailed out by companies?

[Carry_Okie]

Nurses are demanding a form of “risk” pay to prepare to fight Ebola. They also are demanding improved training, higher staffing levels, protective gear that exceeds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements, and an added life insurance benefit.

On the latter point, the CNA is correct; CDC standards for PPE are ridiculously inadequate.