Chicago City Council to Pass Resolution Urging Urging Gov. Pritzker and Legislature to Pass Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604)
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
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
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'
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.
Alice Miranda Ollstein, Politico
National Nurses United celebrates Sanders’ New Hampshire victory
Members of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, today celebrated Senator Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire primary win, saying it shows voters want a president who fights for the people.
National Nurses United
Feb 11, 2020
Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Demand Antelope Valley Hospital Put Patients First
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
RNs Rally to Demand Transparency as Sale of Seton Medical Center Stalls
Registered nurses will hold a rally on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 to demand that Verity Health System, the owner of Seton Medical Center in Daly City be transparent about the expected sale of the hospital.
California Nurses Association
Feb 10, 2020
Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care
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.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Feb 10, 2020
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Nurses to Hold Informational Picket at Keck Hospital of USC/USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
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