Guide to the Linda S. Bridge California Nurses Association
Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Linda S. Bridge California Nurses Association Collection
Creator:
Bridge, Linda S.
Identifier/Call Number: URB.CNA-LSB
Extent:
4.21 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1987-2007
Date (bulk): 2001-2003
Abstract: Linda S. Bridge was an elected Nurse
Representative of the California Nurses Association at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center in Glendale, CA and member of the union's negotiating team at that hospital. This
collection consists of her files while in those roles. Materials include those used in the
unionization of registered nurses at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, ensuing
contract negations, and the implementation of those contracts. There is also a small amount
of material regarding statewide union initiatives.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
At Glendale Memorial Hospital (GMHHC) in mid-2000 the California Nurses Association (CNA)
had their organizers stationed outside each of the GMHHC employee entrances. As the
Registered Nurses left the facility at the end of their shifts various organizers approached
us to ask if we would be interested in unionizing and joining CNA.
For six months CNA worked hard to organize GMHHC. The Union was in the process of
organizing a number of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) facilities. At this point Saint
Bernadine's in San Bernardino was going to have its vote first The Union won by a large
margin. GMHHC's vote was taken shortly thereafter. But it was won only by the narrowest of
margins – 51%. There was a vote of the membership electing the negotiating team to represent
them with the `first contract' negotiators for CNA. Linda Bridge and four others were
elected. CHW and CNA corporate leadership agreed to not have a major fight in order to
establish a first contract. With this agreement only eleven meetings were required to
develop GMHHC's first contract that was to last 2 ½ years.
In 2003 Bridge was elected one of three negotiators for GMHHC. Negotiating this contract
was different from the first one in as much as ½ of it was accepted from the negotiated
contracts of CHW facilities in Northern California. The other ½ of the contract were items
that were facility specific. As a Nurse Representative Bridge helped both the RN's and
management of the Maternal-Child Health department learn the contract and its application to
our nursing responsibilities.
Scope and Contents
The
Linda S. Bridge California Nurses Association Collection
primarily consists of materials used in the unionization of registered nurses at Glendale
Memorial Hospital and Health Center, ensuing contract negotiations, and the implementation
of those contracts. There is also a small amount of material that includes statewide union
initiatives. Materials include articles, California Nurses Association membership packet and
union information, the California Nurses Association nurse representative manual and
information, correspondence, grievances, notes, pamphlets and working papers. The collection
has been organized into two series:
California Nurses Association
Organization Papers
(2001-2007), and
California Nurses
Association Representative Papers
(1987-2007).
Series I,
California Nurses Association Organization Papers,
documents the state-wide nurses association and includes the articles of incorporation and
by-laws of California Nurses Association, agreements between California Nurses Association
and Catholic Healthcare West hospitals in California, and other materials concerning
state-wide union initiatives, such as
Nurses versus Arnold. The
original titles have been kept and the folders are arranged alphabetically.
Series II,
California Nurses Association Representative Papers,
documents Ms. Bridge's role as a Nurse Representative of the California Nurses Association.
Materials include the California Nurses Association nurse representative manual and
conference information as well as negotiation material and contract agreements between
Catholic Healthcare West/Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center and Caregiver and
Healthcare Employees Union. Other records include case management policies and procedures,
and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center grievances. The original titles have been
kept and the folders are arranged alphabetically.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: California Nurses Association Organization Papers, 2001-2007
Series II: California Nurses Association Representative Papers, 1987-2007
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright
status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected
by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the
written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Accruals:
2008
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Linda S. Bridge. 11/07/2005. 2008
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Kimberlee M. Lico, 2005
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Documents
Series I: California Nurses Association Organization Papers, 2001-2007
Box 1, Folder 1
Agreement between California Hospital and Medical Center and California
Nurses Association,
2004 July 1-2007 June 30
Box 1, Folder 2
Agreement between Catholic Healthcare West St. Bernardines Medical Center and
California Nurses Association,
2001 November 13-2004 July 1
Box 1, Folder 3
Agreement between Catholic Healthcare West San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
and California Nurses Association,
2004 July 1-2007 June 30
Box 1, Folder 4
Agreement between Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center and California
Nurses Association,
2001 November 6-2004 July 1
Box 1, Folder 5
Agreement between Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center and California
Nurses Association,
2004 July 1-2007 June 30
Box 1, Folder 6
Ballot Committee,
2003, 2005
Box 1, Folder 7
Board Policy Manual Section D.1, Uniform Election Policy
Box 1, Folder 8
California Nurses Association 1999-2003
Philosophy,
Mission Statement, Purpose, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Standing
Rules
Box 1, Folder 9
California Nurses Association/ Catholic Healthcare West Master/ Local
Negotiations,
April 2005
Box 1, Folder 10
California Nurses Association History Calendar,
2005-2006
Box 1, Folder 11
California Proposition 75 Election Material,
2005
Box 1, Folder 12
Catholic Healthcare West Contract Campaign Sample Surveys,
March 2004
Box 1, Folder 13
CNA Newsletter,
March 2004
Box 1, Folder 14
Collective Bargaining Agreement between Henry Mayo
Newhall Memorial Hospital and California Nurses Association January 21, 2003-January
21, 2006
Box 1, Folder 15
House of Delegates Convention,
2005
Box 1, Folder 16
House of Delegates Notebook,
2005
Box 1, Folder 17
House of Delegates Notebook,
2005
Box 1, Folder 18
House of Delegates Notebook,
2005
Box 1, Folder 19
House of Delegates Notebook,
2005
Box 1, Folder 20
Internet Resources,
2004-2005
Box 1, Folder 21
Leadership Conference Agenda,
2003 July 1
Box 1, Folder 24
Nurses versus Arnold Campaign,
2005-2006
Box 1, Folder 25
Position Statement Regarding Stem Cell Research,
2005
Box 6, Folder 1
American Nurses Association California,
The Nursing
Voice,
Vol. 11, Iss. 4,
December 2006
Series II: California Nurses Association Representative Papers, 1987-2007
Box 2, Folder 1
Agreement between California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial
Hospital and Health Center,
2001 November 6-2004 July 1
Box 2, Folder 2
Agreement between Catholic Healthcare West Glendale Memorial Hospital and
Health Center and Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union,
2004 February 17-2007 February 17
Box 2, Folder 3
Articles for Staff Development,
December 2000
Box 2, Folder 4
Articles Regarding Warren Beatty House of Delegates Address,
2005
Box 2, Folder 5
Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) Forms,
2002
Box 2, Folder 7
California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act,
1998
Box 2, Folder 8
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Delegate Packet,
June-July 2004
Box 2, Folder 9
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 2, Folder 10
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 2, Folder 11
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 2, Folder 12
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 2, Folder 13
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 2, Folder 14
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 2,
2001-2002
Box 2, Folder 15
Catholic Healthcare West Bonuses,
2005-2006
Box 3, Folder 1
Catholic Healthcare West Final Proposals,
July 2004
Box 3, Folder 2
Catholic Healthcare West Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Negotiations Notebook,
2004
Box 3, Folder 3
Catholic Healthcare West Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Negotiations Notebook,
2004
Box 3, Folder 4
Catholic Healthcare West Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Negotiations Notebook,
2004
Box 3, Folder 5
Clean Money Campaign,
2006
Box 3, Folder 6
Contract between California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital
and Health Center, Draft,
2004 October 18
Box 3, Folder 7
Contract Negotiation Suggestions,
2004
Box 3, Folder 8
Contract Re-Opener, On-Call for Newborn and Couplet Care,
February-April 2006
Box 3, Folder 9
Curtis, Leslie,
2003 June 13
Box 3, Folder 10
Dumpel, Hedy,
1999, 2002-2003
Box 3, Folder 14
Glendale Memorial Hospital Contract Benefit Changes,
2005
Box 3, Folder 15
Glendale Memorial Hospital Evalysis/Matrix Changes,
2005
Box 3, Folder 16
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center Grievance, Charge Nurse/Clinical
Supervisor Cancellation Rotation,
2006
Box 3, Folder 17
Grievance Files,
2001-2002
Box 3, Folder 18
Grievance Files,
2001-2002
Box 4, Folder 1
Grievance Files,
2001-2002
Box 4, Folder 2
Grievance, Estilita Ramirez,
December 2005-March 2006
Box 4, Folder 3
L&D Staffing Issues,
March 2006
Box 4, Folder 4
Lighty, Michael,
2003 June 25
Box 4, Folder 7
Master Agreement between Catholic Healthcare West and California Nurses
Association, Association Proposal,
2005 April 11
Box 4, Folder 8
Meal Breaks,
August-September 2006
Box 4, Folder 9
Memorandum of Agreement between California Nurses Association and Catholic
Healthcare West,
ca. 2004
Box 4, Folder 12
Nurse Representative Manual,
1999-2002
Box 4, Folder 13
Nurse Representative Manual,
1999-2002
Box 4, Folder 14
Nurse Representative Manual,
1999-2002
Box 4, Folder 15
Nurse's Statements,
2001 March 26
Box 4, Folder 16
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 4, Folder 17
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 4, Folder 18
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 4, Folder 19
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 2,
2002
Box 5, Folder 1
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 2,
2002
Box 5, Folder 2
Preceptor Bonus Proposal,
February 2006
Box 5, Folder 5
Security Concerns,
October 2005
Box 5, Folder 6
Service Employees International Union Nurses Alliance,
ca. 2003
Box 5, Folder 7
Southern California Nurses Association Leadership Meetings,
Notebook,
1987-2004
Box 5, Folder 8
Southern California Nurses Association Leadership Meetings,
Notebook,
1987-2004
Box 5, Folder 9
Statement, Bargaining Committee,
2004-2005
Box 5, Folder 10
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Box 5, Folder 11
Violence in the Workplace,
ca. 2005
Box 6, Folder 2
California Nurses Association and Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health
Center Negotiations Notebook Volume 1,
2001
Box 6, Folder 3
Organizing Information, Notebook Volume 2,
2002
Box 7, Item 1
Button, "RN for Safe Staffing"
Box 7, Item 2
Button, "Steelworkers Pension Trust, Respect for RNs"
Box 7, Item 3
Button, "Quality Care Deserves a Quality Contract"
