Change from the inside out

One of a nurse’s primary jobs is being able to sense when something is not right. That being said, if a majority of nurses decide to form a union at your local hospital, you can bet something is not right and needs to change.

It doesn’t matter which union was picked. The ads don’t even matter, to be honest. The only thing that matters is nurses at Logan Health want a union contract. We are real people working with patients every day in the hospital you drive by all the time. I go to work for 12 hours and it is my passion to help people.

If it was my family member on the gurney needing life-saving measures, I want a nurse who has good experience, knows where stuff is (how to use it), and who is in a healthy headspace – i.e., life is going pretty good for that person personally, emotionally, spiritual and physically.

A healthy headspace can mean the difference between life and death. Maybe that sharp nurse sees something nobody else sees, or nails that IV that was desperately needed. I can go on and on about healthy headspace. Logan administration can help nurses at your community hospital find that healthy headspace with a respectable union contract.

The SEIU is what we chose for our union and that doesn’t sit well with some people. They are not from here, but neither is our CEO who gets a respectable wage. The old-timers probably wonder if anybody is from here anymore? Can I say “digital nomad”?

We can change the name of the hospital, but real change can only happen from the inside out. Support the nurses on the inside and your community will benefit.

Peter Arnold, Kalispell