CA: Taking on nurses, Schwarzenegger may be kicking the wrong butts

Monterey Herald ^ | 12/12/04 | Beth Fouhy - AP

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

"We are getting calls from nurses all over the country saying I would never support this governor for president," DeMarco said"

You might want to check your Constitution, Ms. DeMarco. Arnold can't become president. Not that I expect your group of glorified bedpan-emptiers to pay any attention to the Constitution, anyway.

[Moonmad27]

It's always been so obvious that the nursing ratio was merely Davis' payoff to the nurses' union. I hope Arnold doesn't bend to the union's pressure (or to heartstring-tugging stories like the elderly relatives in the above article).

[Mr. Jeeves]

Everybody thinks their special interest isn't.

[Batrachian]

""I represent a group of nurses who are mostly Republican, and they are disgusted with him,""

There's absolutely no way that unionized nurses in southern California are "mostly Republican". This is a bold-faced lie.

"We are getting calls from nurses all over the country saying I would never support this governor for president," DeMarco said.

I would have given nurses more credit for intelligence than this. Arnold can't run for president. I guess belonging to a union does this to you.

[Enterprise]

"He shows public contempt for women who work long hours for low pay"

I'm sure nurses in Kaleefornia work long hours, but I don't they work for low pay.

[KoRn]

Nurses and other healthcare workers have no business being unionized anyway.

[DManA]

The obvious correct position for the Gov of Ca to take is that it's not the State's business to dictated staffing levels to hospitals. That position doesn't seem to be on Arnold's radar. Another reason not to trust the guy.

[politicalwit]

Thanks to King George the nursing shortage is going to get even tougher. Fast tracking of visas for foreign nurses will end December 31, 2004. Sometimes I think GWB is an absolute moron. Cut the availability of H1-B's for nurses yet open the flood gate for IT H1-B's. WHERE IS GWB's head?

[river rat]

I guess Arnold is afraid to go after the darlings of the left.....TEACHERS.

There is no other group that has contributed MORE to the ignorance of Americans or worked harder to push this Republic into the dustbin of history more than our "leftist teachers" and their Unions ----

HOME school or private schools are the answer..
Put an end to Government Indoctrination Centers... the "PUBLIC SCHOOLS".....

Semper Fi

[Lizavetta]

who in one moment bolstered his own image as the special interest dragon slayer by singling out a union representing nurses, a poorly paid profession that's almost 90 percent women.

Don't nurses make somewhere in the $35K to $45K range? It's not great but I'd hardly call that poorly paid.

[BobS]

"With that, most of the 10,000 women in the audience wildly cheered."

HEHE! PC just ended!

[BobS]

"Don't nurses make somewhere in the $35K to $45K range?"

Those cuties make over 50k around here. The hours can suck, though.

[Earthdweller]

It's ignorant to call this a special interest issue. The amount of patients that Nurses take care of at any given time is dangerous to patients. We are not talking about factory workers creating a product here and I didn't see anyone asking for more money. We are taking about saving our own lives. You will feel differently when you or someone you love tries to get care next time around and your Nurse doesn't have time to see you. Believe me..these Nurses are not asking for this change for their own interest.

[cyborg]

incredible isn't it? and while they're cutting the visas they're not putting into place any other compensations either.

[cyborg]

How's that?

[television is just wrong]

They don't want to pay these gals what they are worth.

[cyborg]

Amen... I'm going to be a nurse aide and I've heard horror stories up and down about aides having 19 patients at a time. Plus talking to nurses, some say they think all their RN degree got them was a promoting to glorified paper pusher. Sometimes I wonder if there should be a special job assigned to filling out all the paperwork for nurses so they can go do their jobs.

[cyborg]

No they don't. Here in NY, my mother is a home health aide and I have to say that the rare time I liked any union was when they got the aides a pay increase.

[Spyder]

Why is the government involved at all? This should be a JAACO decision, or a self-protection decision from the hospital. Not enough nurses and you're going to have lawsuits out your wazoo.