Historic Hearing on First Nevada Bill to Address Epidemic of Workplace Violence Faced By Nurses and Other Health Care Workers

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Workplace Violence Risk

Nevada’s health care unions, National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International (SEIU) Local 1107, applaud Nevada Assemblymember Michelle Gorelow’s introduction of a workplace violence prevention bill. Registered nurses and other health care workers are encouraged that the bill, A.B.

National Nurses Organizing Committee and SEIU Local 1107
Mar 25, 2019
Nevada

RN Volunteers Return to Tucson to Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers

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Nurse volunteering with RNRN

Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN)—a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU)—are back on the ground this weekend in Tucson to provide medical care for migrants and asylum seekers. RNRN/NNU has been sending teams of volunteer nurses to the Tuscon area since February.

RNRN
RN Response Network
Mar 22, 2019

Nurses and Medicare for All supporters are mobilized and fired up!

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Medicare for All supporters are mobilized and fired up
To coin the phrase “it takes a village” is no understatement. Nurses and Medicare for All supporters are mobilized and fired up. National Nurses United Community Organizer Carolyn Bowden joins us to talk about the unique strategies being employed by NNU and supporting organizations. Don't miss this chance to be a part of the Medicare for All national campaign, it's easy and fun! Visit medicare4all.org.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

Nurses Applaud San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Unanimous Vote to Support the Medicare for All Act – H.R. 1384

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Support the Medicare for All Act
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to support a resolution introduced by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer endorsing the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384. Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the bill in the House of Representatives last month. The legislation, which already has 107 co-sponsors, would guarantee comprehensive healthcare to all residents, slash patient and family costs for care, and ensure real patient choice.
National Nurses United
Mar 20, 2019
California

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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

Nurses Volunteer to Provide Urgently Needed Medical Care to Migrants Released from ICE Detention

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Nurses Volunteer to Provide Urgently Needed Medical Care
The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United, is sending its sixth team of volunteer nurses to Tucson, Ariz., March 15 through March 17 to provide basic medical support to migrants and asylum seekers recently released from federal detention. 
RNRN
NNU
National Nurses United
Mar 15, 2019
Arizona

Florida Nurses Fight to Ban Fracking, Protect the Planet

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Florida nurses holding sign
Several National Nurses Organizing Committee RNs representing Florida's Gulf Coast traveled to the state capital in Tallahassee March 13 to call on their lawmakers to ban fracking. There are currently five bills in Florida’s House and Senate that call for a ban on fracking, but several of the bills have loopholes that will allow big oil to start fracking in the Sunshine State.
NNU
National Nurses United
Florida
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