We know there has been discussion in some departments about the distribution and use of EADOs for the reporting of missed breaks and other unsafe patient assignments.

This is the response from the union’s chief negotiator on this topic.

 

“...attempt to confiscate ADO forms from shop stewards is an illegal interference in union activity and an unfair labor practice. Union stewards have a right to document the chronic unsafe conditions you have created. The Union retains the right to file charges with the California Public Employee Relations Board. If you continue to interfere in our members' legally protected right to engage in concerted activity, we will respond accordingly.”

 

Be assured, documentation of unsafe circumstances is your right and can serve as your protection later on. In the wake of recent criminal charges lobbied against nurses the careful documentation of your daily working conditions could not be more important.