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

Nurse leader to testify on Medicare for All Act (H.R. 1384) at hearing scheduled in powerful House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee

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Nurse holding medicare for all sign
National Nurses United (NNU) President Jean Ross, RN will testify in support of the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384) before the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives at a critical hearing on Medicare for All on Dec. 10.
National Nurses United
Dec 5, 2019

Nurses to Hold Informational Picket Dec. 13 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley

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Buttons reading "safe staffing now"
Registered nurses at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) in Grass Valley will hold an informational picket on Friday Dec. 13, California Nurses Association/ National Nurses United announced today. The goal of the picket is to let the public know that the hospital’s drastic cuts in nursing, and nurses aide staff are eroding the quality of patient care.
California Nurses Association
Dec 3, 2019

Nurse volunteers donate medical care in Guatemala this Giving Tuesday

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Nurses tend to patient in Guatemala
A team of registered nurses and nurse practitioners will be making a special gift this Giving Tuesday: the donation of their time, energy, and professional medical expertise when they travel to Guatemala to provide free medical care in rural, underserved health clinics as part of Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of National Nurses United and the California Nurses Foundation.
RN Response Network
Dec 2, 2019

UCSF Medical Center Nurses to Hold Rally on Workplace Violence Prevention on Dec. 3

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Nurses rally against workplace violence

Nurses at UCSF Hellen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to speak out about serious security concerns and demand that the University of California (UC) continue making improvements to comply with the Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare Standard (S.B. 1299), announced California Nurses Association (CNA).

California Nurses Association
Nov 28, 2019

UC Davis Medical Center Nurses to Hold Rally on Workplace Violence Prevention on Dec. 3

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Nurses rally against workplace violence

Nurses at UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to speak out about serious security concerns and demand that the University of California (UC) continue making improvements to comply with the Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare Standard, announced California Nurses Association (CNA).

California Nurses Association
Nov 28, 2019

UCMC Nurses Ratify Four-year Contract Strengthening Patient Care Protections

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UCMC Nurses

Registered nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) voted overwhelmingly this evening to ratify a four-year contract that addresses patient safety concerns, provides additional security measures, and promotes the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).

National Nurses Organizing Committee
Nov 27, 2019

Registered Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with UCMC One-day Strike Cancelled

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Nurses rally outside medical center

After negotiating throughout the night, registered nurses reached a tentative agreement with the University of Chicago Medical Center early this morning, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. The nurses have called off their one-day strike originally scheduled for November 26. The nurses are scheduled to vote on the tentative agreement on Tuesday.

The nurses are pleased to see the issues successfully resolved and will release further details on the agreement following ratification.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
Nov 22, 2019