Nurses to Hold Informational Picket at Keck Hospital of USC/USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Keck Medicine of USC building
Registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles will hold an informational picket on Feb. 11 to protest policy changes that violate health care workers’ contracts and state law as well as jeopardize the health of patients and the community, announced California Nurses Association (CNA).
California Nurses Association
Feb 10, 2020
California

Preying on Patients

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There is no economic rationale for Maryland hospitals to sue so many of their patients. The impact of medical debt lawsuits on patients is incredibly damaging and likely deters low-income Marylanders from seeking medical care. The General Assembly must pass legislation to protect patients by better regulating when lawsuits can be pursued as well as increasing hospitals’ obligations to provide financial assistance for care.

Global Nurses United Leaders Demand World Health Organization Strengthen Its Guidance on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus

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Leaders of an international federation of nurse and health care worker unions from 28 countries, Global Nurses United (GNU), sent a letter today to the World Health Organization, demanding that WHO strengthen its interim guidance on infection prevention and control of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV.
Global Nurses United
Jan 29, 2020
International

Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care

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Veterans and RNs are hosting a town hall on Thursday, Jan. 30 to educate the public on the current threats to the VA health care system and strategize on how best to protect this vital institution for all veterans. 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
Jan 29, 2020
Florida

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
International

Health Care Workers and Employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia Vote to Unionize

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Health care workers at Arcadia

Last night, health care workers and employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. voted to join the Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU).

On Jan. 21 and 22, health care workers and employees at Methodist Hospital voted in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board to join CHEU.

CHEU will represent nearly 700 health care workers and employees at the hospital. They include technical employees, nursing assistants, and other hospital workers.

CHEU
Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union
Jan 23, 2020
California

National Nurses United Endorses Georgette Gomez for Congress

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Georgette Gomez

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed San Diego City Council President Georgette Gomez in her campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s 53rd congressional district in San Diego County.

National Nurses United
Jan 23, 2020
California
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