Union nurses canvass for Bernie Sanders in Las Vegas

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Nurses holding Vote Nurses' Values signs

National Nurses United (NNU) union members from Nevada and California will converge in Las Vegas this Friday, February 21 for a continuing education course on Medicare for All, followed by canvassing for Bernie Sanders, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United
Feb 19, 2020

Queen of the Valley Medical Center Nurses to Hold Informational Picket and Strike Vote for Patient Safety and a Fair Contract

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Nurses hold signs for safe staffing

Registered nurses at Queen of the Valley Medical Center (QVMC) in Napa, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Feb. 21, followed by a vote to authorize a strike in an effort to raise patient care standards and win a fair contract, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, (CNA/NNU) announced today.

Nurses at QVMC will picket to highlight cutbacks and eroding patient care. Among the nurses’ top concerns is safe patient care; including safe staffing and dedicated staff for safe patient handling.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 20, 2020

Nurses to Premiere Film in Sacramento to Celebrate Launch of UC Davis Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies

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Carlos Busolan and Zenei Cortez, president of CNA/NNOC/NNU

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) is co-hosting a celebration on Feb. 22 at the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing in Sacramento for the launch of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis.

The event will feature the premiere of the short film, “The Strength of Many,” highlighting the Filipino nurse experience and will be introduced by Zenei Cortez, RN, president of CNA/ National Nurses Organizing Committee/NNU.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses
Feb 20, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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