The HEALS Act Puts Lives at Risk

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Nurse holds sign "Pass the HEROES Act" outside U.S. Senate
The benefits keeping people and families in America afloat expired Friday. If Senate Republicans have their way, what comes next would involve these millions of benefit recipients making choices no one wants to make.
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Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United
Nationwide

Union Election Set for Mission, NC RNs

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Mission Hospital RNs
The date has been set. Mail ballots will be sent to registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC on August 18 to determine if they want to form a union.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Aug 4, 2020
North Carolina

Thousands of Nurses Hold National Day of Action Aug. 5 to Save Lives During COVID-19 and Beyond

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Graphic "Save Lives"
As firsthand witnesses and actual victims during this COVID-19 crisis of a health care and economic system that prioritizes money over people, registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU) are holding on Aug. 5 more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.
National Nurses United
Aug 3, 2020
Nationwide

San Joaquin General Hospital Nurses to Hold Action To Demand Protections When Treating Patients With COVID-19

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San Joaquin General Hospital nurses
The lack of protections against COVID-19 at San Joaquin General Hospital has led to many exposures and infections amongst nurses and other frontline health care workers, which means many nurses are out sick and hospitals are taking advantage of the crisis to not hire more nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 30, 2020
California

HCFA Comments

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Healthy California for All Commission Environmental Analysis: Comments by Commissioner Comsti

The Healthy California for All Commission was charged, in part, with submitting a report to the Governor and the Legislature analyzing California’s existing health care system, options for preparing for transition to a single-payer health care financing system, and options for coverage expansion. Commissioner Carmen Comsti, Regulatory Policy Specialist with the California Nurses Association, submitted these written comments on the draft report prepared by consulting team members.

PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital nurses hold action to demand protections when treating COVID-19 patients

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nurses holding signs

Registered nurses at PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital will hold an action and media availability during their shift change on Wednesday, July 29, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU), the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses union representing more than 155,000 registered nurses across the country.

California Nurses Association
Jul 28, 2020
California

UCLA Nurses Rally To Demand Safe Staffing and Appropriate Protections to Protect Nurses and Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

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UCLA nurses wearing buttons supporting safe staffing ratios
To protest the recent staffing cuts and inadequate access to COVID-19 related protections for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at UCLA Westwood Medical Center are holding a rally and media availability during their lunch break on July, 29. Nurses will be available to describe recent staffing cuts which put patients and nurses at risk, and the lack of access to COVID-19 testing and safe personal protective equipment.
California Nurses Association
Jul 28, 2020
California

National nurse survey reveals devastating impact of reopening too soon

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NNU press conference to release results of first national nurse survey - March 5, 2020
As many states have moved to reopen, a new groundbreaking survey of more than 21,200 nurses reveals that health care workplace conditions remain dangerous and nurses are afraid of infecting their families with COVID-19, announced National Nurses United (NNU) today. The safety of nurses is essential to a safe reopening.
National Nurses United
Jul 28, 2020
Nationwide

National Nurses United on Senate Republicans’ stimulus proposal: 'Senate Republicans have abandoned nurses and patients'

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Nurse holds sign outside U.S. Senate "Pass HEROES Act"
Senate Republicans today released a fourth COVID-19 stimulus package proposal that utterly fails to address the urgent needs of working people across the country, who are in desperate want of economic support and a comprehensive pandemic response, as well as the needs of nurses and health care workers on the front lines of COVID-19.
National Nurses United
Jul 27, 2020
Nationwide
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