Nationwide Children’s Hospital Nurses Rally In Support Of Unionization Effort
Nurses from Nationwide Children’s Hospital held a rally last week at Livingston Park to continue efforts to unionize.
A group of about 100 people held signs demanding for nurses to have a voice in their workplace with the hospital in the background.
Those who are advocating for a union claim low pay, staff shortages, insufficient paid time off, safety concerns, high insurance premiums and unfair treatment are driving factors in unionization efforts, according to an AFSCME Ohio Council 8 website.
Phil Streza, a registered nurse and BSN, is a firm believer in the formation of an NCH union after working at a previous unionized position at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
“There's only really four major providers in this city. And if you look at the population that we serve at this hospital, Nationwide Children's, there's really only one provider in the entire region,” Streza said. “And that creates a monopolistic dynamic where the employer has the ability to kind of dictate terms and conditions because they don't face any sort of external competition.”