Nurses Urge Appeals Court to Deny Bid to Quash El Paso Judge Samaniego’s Covid-19 Safety Order

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El Paso, Texas
On behalf of its more than 2,000 registered nurses who work in El Paso County hospitals, National Nurses United late Wednesday urged the Eighth Court of Appeals to deny an effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to enjoin El Paso County's stay-at-home order to protect residents in the face of one of the worst surges of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S.
National Nurses United
Nov 12, 2020
Texas

Calais Regional Hospital nurses and medical laboratory scientists claim victory, cancel planned strike

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Maine State Nurses Association
On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 10, the registered nurses and medical laboratory scientists at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) reached a tentative agreement with the hospital’s administration on a new labor contract. Highlights of the labor contract include pay increases and continued protections for core benefits.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Nov 11, 2020
Maine

National nurse survey exposes hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu season

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Nurses
National Nurses United’s new nationwide survey of more than 15,000 registered nurses reveals that 11 months into the pandemic, hospitals are failing to prepare for a surge of Covid-19 cases during flu season and that basic infection control and prevention measures are still lacking. Nurses cite the health care industry’s inappropriate pursuit of profit during this public health crisis as the main reason for its failure to follow the proper infection control measures that nurses have been demanding since the beginning of the pandemic.
National Nurses United
Nov 12, 2020
Nationwide

Nurses to Hold Informational Picket at Chinese Hospital

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Nurses hold signs calling for patient safety outside Chinese Hospital
Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco will hold an informational picket on Nov. 11 to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and the proposed drastic cuts to RNs’ healthcare by Chinese Hospital.
California Nurses Association
Nov 10, 2020
California

Nurses Welcome Biden-Harris Covid-19 Plan ‘It Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives’

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Nurses hold signs "Save Lives"
National Nurses United today enthusiastically praised the Biden-Harris plan to beat Covid-19. This proposed plan is a huge step forward in confronting this deadly pandemic, which is based on science and public health that if implemented immediately could save countless lives, and has been proven effective in other countries.
National Nurses United
Nov 9, 2020
Nationwide

National Nurses United congratulates Biden, Harris, people’s movement on election win

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Joe Biden Kamala Harris

In the following statement, National Nurses United (NNU)—the nation’s largest union of registered nurses—extends official congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the 2020 presidential election:

As nurses, we never give up on our patients, and to make sure their voices are heard, we never give up on the democratic process. We are so proud to know that after the votes were tallied, our endorsed candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be the next president and vice president, respectively.

National Nurses United
Nov 7, 2020
Nationwide
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