EAST MEADOW- After an incident on March 31, 8 Nassau University Medical Center nurses were disciplined for various reasons with one of the 8 nurses being disciplined vacation 10 days, 2 of them 3 vacation days each, and the other 5 were issued reprimands.   CSEA Local 830 thoroughly investigated this situation for days and weeks, meeting with the nurses present that day, and researching hospital policies. It was determined that the nurses were unjustly disciplined in this case. 

 

 Nurses were disciplined for failing to provide patient care, refusing to accept transfer of patient to another unit and permitting the union to conduct union business in an area of patient care. CSEA grieved all of these disciplines, as well as a grievance against a hostile work environment.

 

After CSEA had filed all grievances and was in the process of creating a rally at the Nassau Legislature, NuHealth CEO Art Gianelli announced on April 28 that it would rescind the disciplines and reprimands on all 8 nurses. Gianelli said that the nurses did not do anything wrong.

 

CSEA Local 830 President Jerry Laricchiuta as well as the CSEA NUMC Unit led by President Ken Nicholson were very instrumental in rescinding these disciplines and making all 8 nurses whole in every way. Laricchiuta said, “We are very pleased that Mr. Gianelli has done the right thing to reverse these disciplines. However, it does not take away the fact that these nurses have gone through great duress over the past 4 weeks. We hope in the future that all policies are discussed with the union and the nurses prior to implementation, and that a stronger sense of respect is displayed to our employees.”