RNs at Southern California Hospital at Culver City to Hold Informational Pickets for Patient Safety

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Southern California Hospital nurse

Registered nurses at Southern California Hospital at Culver City (SCHCC) will hold two informational pickets on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to demand the hospital address safety concerns at the hospital and to improve conditions to help in the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses, announced California Nurses Association (CNA) today.

California Nurses Association
Feb 18, 2020
California

Chicago City Council to Pass Resolution Urging Urging Gov. Pritzker and Legislature to Pass Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604)

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Nurses at press conference.
Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) applaud the Chicago City Council, which is expected to pass a resolution on Feb. 19, urging Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois lawmakers to pass the Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604). This bill mandates minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for every hospital unit at all times.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 18, 2020
Illinois

Bills introduced to protect patients by reforming Maryland’s epidemic of medical debt lawsuits

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Woman holds sign "Stop suing patients and families"
Annapolis, Md. – In early February, Maryland state legislators, working with registered nurses, community activists, and consumer advocates, introduced bills in both the Senate and House of Delegates to reform current practices of hospitals suing low-income patients for medical bills that they likely qualify for financial help to pay.
National Nurses United
Feb 18, 2020
Maryland

MarinHealth Medical Center Nurses Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract with Patient Safety Protections

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Nurses pose after ratifying new contract

Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif. overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today.

The nurses have been bargaining since June 2019. This agreement, which was ratified last night, is the result of several months of bargaining as well as an informational picket.

California Nurses Association
Feb 15, 2020
California

Nurses union pressures candidates to spurn donations from coalition that opposes 'Medicare for All'

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A nurse using a wireless electronic tablet
A nurses union that's long been a major booster of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his signature plan for single-payer health care urged political candidates Wednesday night to reject donations from a powerful coalition of insurance and pharmaceutical companies and hospitals that oppose Medicare For All.
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NNU
Alice Miranda Ollstein, Politico

Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Demand Antelope Valley Hospital Put Patients First

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Antelope Valley Hospital

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Calif. will hold a candlelight vigil Thursday, Feb. 13, to highlight their deep concerns about chronic understaffing and retaliation against nurses who advocate for their patients, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 12, 2020
California

Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care

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Nurses rally for Veterans healthcare
Veterans and RNs are hosting a town hall in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to educate the public on the current threats to the VA health care system and to share their concerns about the lack of oversight in the implementation of the MISSION Act. Nurses and veterans are calling on Congress to protect the VA from privatization efforts and to fully staff and fund the VA so it can continue to provide the highest quality of care to our nation’s veterans, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.
Veterans Affairs
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Feb 10, 2020
District of Columbia
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