Is Medicare for All ‘disruptive’? Not more than medical bankruptcy or death
David Wichmann, CEO of the corporate giant UnitedHealth Group, recently cautioned against the “wholesale disruption” of American health care, should Medicare for All be enacted. There’s something surreal about a man who earned $18.1 million in 2018 warning that changing the deadly, unfixable health care system that made him rich—would be too jarring.
Bonnie Castillo, RN, Executive Director of National Nurses United
RNs to Provide Medical Care to Asylum Seekers As Feds Reveal More Child Deaths in U.S. Custody
Registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will return to Tucson, Ariz. this weekend to provide critical medical aid to asylum seekers.
National Nurses United / RNRN
May 24, 2019
Nurses at Tenet-Affiliated, St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson, Intend to Hold Pickets May 28
Registered nurses at Tenet-affiliated, St. Joseph’s, and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson, intend to hold informational pickets May 28 urging management to invest in nursing staff.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 28, 2019
Nurses to Hold Pickets at Tenet Hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah
Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold informational pickets May 28, urging management to invest in nursing staff.
National Nurses United / NNOC
May 28, 2019
Nurses Plan Rally in El Paso Urging Tenet-Affiliated Hospitals of Providence, Sierra and Memorial Campuses to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care
Registered nurses will hold a rally May 28 in El Paso urging the Tenet-affiliated Hospitals of Providence, Sierra andMemorial Campuses, to invest in nursing staff.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 28, 2019
Nurses to Hold Pickets at Tenet Hospitals Throughout California
Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree intend to hold pickets on May 28, urging management to invest in nursing staff.
California Nurses Association
May 24, 2019
Statement from National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN: Budget Committee Hearing Shows Momentum for Medicare for All
Following today’s hearing on single-payer health care in the House Budget Committee, National Nurses United (NNU) issued the following statement:
National Nurses United
May 22, 2019
RNs Applaud Reintroduction of Robin Hood Tax Act to Raise Money for Education, Health Care, and Vital Social Programs
National Nurses United applauds today’s reintroduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Barbara Lee. This important legislation would raise an estimated $220 billion dollars a year to fund critical social programs.
National Nurses United
May 22, 2019
Barton Memorial Hospital Nurses Prepare for One-Day Strike This Friday
Registered nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital are gearing up for a one-day unfair labor practice strike this Friday, May 24, said California Nurses Association (CNA). The nurses say they are being forced to take this action because Barton Memorial Hospital management is failing to bargain a first contract in good faith. Nurses contend that hospital management is refusing to take the necessary steps to retain experienced nurses and schedule the staffing necessary to provide the best patient care possible.
California Nurses Association
May 22, 2019