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Aaocialkn  \nOme Prsige Drive  \nMeridem.Comnetient06450  \nAPRIL,1980VoL53 Issue8  \nLI5  \n# BOARD SUPPORTS PHASE-OUT OFCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING\n\nVNA SEEKSINCREASED FUNDING  \nThe association must belicensed by the state Commissionon Hospitals and Health Care,andsoon will have to change itsbookkeeping system under a newfederal regulation,the UnifiedHome Health Accounting System,due togo into effeet July 1.  \nMany people,after beingdischarged from hsopitals,eitherdo not want to go to a nursinghome or ean not afford to,andwould be helpless and uncared forwere it not for the services of theStonington Visitng NurseAssociation.  \nchildren and sereening clinies for  \nhigh blood pressure,glaucoma  \nOn April 12,1980,the Board ofDirectors at its regular meetingvoted to phase-out theAssociation'scollectivebargaining services.In con-sidering the Professional SecurityCounciř's recommendation to dothis,the Board also voted tocontinue service to all unitspresently under contract untilexpiration,but to negotiate nonew contracts.Several currentcontracts will not expire until1982.In the interim theAssociation will assist any unitthat wants to affiliate withanother union,or to certify in-dependently to do so,so that anorderly transition ean take place.  \nunions were interested inrepresenting nurses.Then in1976,several large unions dealingwith health care employees beganto move into the nursing field.Narrowness of purpose andextensive resources permittinglarge staffs made these groupsdifficult competitors for amultipurpose organization likeCNA,whose resources and staffare allocated to a variety ofmembership services.Attritionbegan,and eontinued among unitswhere nurses want to berepresented by \"a real union,\"assome describe theseother groups.  \nand diabetes.  \nMost of the non profit organization's income comes frompayments through medicare,welfareand private insurance,butit still has a great need for helpfrom the town,Marjorie Duerr,thegroup's executive direetor,said.  \n\"The state and federalregulations are eonstantlychanging,so it takes a lot ofadministrative time to do thepaperwork.Our staff nursesspendonly onethird of their timeactually working in people'shomes,\"Ms.Duerr said.  \nBut association members saytheir's is a \"hand to mouthexistence,\"because of increasingfederal and state regulations andrising costs caused by inflation.So,members have approached theBoard of Finance with a requestfor $74,814 for the coming year,amore than $15,000 increase overlast year's budget.  \nThe group,which now is earingfor 65 patients and working withseveral families in healthteaching,employs five nurses andeontraets out for otherprofessional medical services,such as a physical therapist and aspeech therapist.  \n\"Inflation is hurting ns a lot,particularly the costs of oil andgas.We're not really able toadequately eompensate thenurses for their mileage now,\"shesaid.  \nDr.Whitman B.Reynolds,aspokesman for the association,said Monday the group had nochoice but to ask for inereasedfinancial help from the town.  \n\"Most of the patients we carefor have been sent home from thehospital,and they really should bein a nursing home,but they eitherwon't or can't go,even thoughthey need eare,\"Ms.Duerr said.\"Sometimes they are alone withno one to look after them.Ourgoal is to teach them to be in-dependent.\"  \nThe financial consequences ofgradual erosion of units is that thecolleetive bargaining service iseurrently running a deficit of  \nCitizens who have volunteeredtheir help have done a lot to helpthe association make ends meet.  \nThe Board deliberated at lengthand in depth,taking into accountthe impact this decision has on allmembers;those directly involvedin collective bargaining and thosecommitted to the concept that theprofessional association shouldrepresent nurses at thebargaining table.The number ofnurses willing to implement thisconcept at certification elections,however,is stead","cbCaioDMKHYq9EL8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioDMKHYq9EL8","pdf",2536574,"English","# BOARD SUPPORTS PHASE-OUT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING\n## VNA funding and regulatory pressures\n## Board decision and unit transition\n## Nursing program grant","[{\"question\":\"What decision did the board make regarding collective bargaining in April 1980?\",\"answer\":\"The Board of Directors voted to phase out the association’s collective bargaining services while continuing service to current units until their contracts expire.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the association say it needs increased funding from the town?\",\"answer\":\"Rising federal and state regulation burdens and inflation-related costs have increased expenses, and the association reports financial consequences from erosion in units and a growing deficit.\"},{\"question\":\"How will current contracts be handled after the phase-out decision?\",\"answer\":\"The board voted to continue service to all units under contract until 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