Statement from National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN: Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Medicare for All a historic moment in the fight for health care reform
Following today’s hearing on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 in the Ways and Means Committee, Bonnie Castillo, RN, Executive Director of National Nurses United (NNU) has issued the below statement:
Accept No Substitutes
Nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles Ratify Three-Year Contract with Protections to Improve Patient Safety
Registered nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif. overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, announced California Nurses Association (CNA) today.
“I am so proud of the nurses who stood strong and were able to reach a contract that held the line against management’s proposed takeaways,” said Sandra Rodriguez, RN, and member of the union’s negotiating team. “This contract respects and maintains RNs professional and economic standards and strengthens our ability to effectively advocate for our patients.”
House Committee Votes to Advance Bill to Protect Health Care, Social Service Workers from Epidemic of Workplace Violence
Nurses Charge University of Chicago Medical Center is Jeopardizing Patient Safety
Registered nurses are filing complaints with the Illinois Department of Public Health and OSHAagainst the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) charging the hospital is failing to complywith federal and state laws and thereby jeopardizing patient safety, announced National Nurses United Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
