Nurses, Labor and Faith Leaders Demand State Health Agency Keep Providence Hospital Open
Registered nurses and caregivers, along with community, faith and labor leaders, will provide testimony to the D.C. State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) on the detrimental effects closing Providence Hospital will have on East D.C. communities.
National Nurses United
Nov 15, 2018
RNs at Methodist Hospital of Southern California Vote to Join California Nurses Association
Registered nurses at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia, CA voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the state’s largest RN union, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU). This vote represents the largest number of non-union nurses in Southern California to join a union in at least five years.
California Nurses Association
Nov 14, 2018
Labor Board Finds Merit to Third Allegation That Johns Hopkins Violated Federal Law in Restricting Rights of RNs
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined there is merit to a third allegation that Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore is violating federal labor law in restricting the rights of its registered nurses who are seeking union representation, the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) announced today.
National Nurses United
Nov 14, 2018
As Doors Close on Central American Immigrants RNRN Conducts Medical Mission in Guatemala
On June 3, 2018, the Volcan de Fuego, one of Guatemala’s many active volcanoes, exploded with catastrophic consequences. The disaster left more than 3000 people displaced, 332 people dead and 246 people missing.
National Nurses United
National Strategy Call to Win Medicare for All, Tuesday, Nov. 13
The Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All is hosting a national strategy call, Tuesday, Nov. 13, to discuss next steps in organizing for Medicare for All, now that Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.
National Nurses United
Nov 12, 2018
Registered Nurses Express Outrage as VA Announces Latest Effort to Deny Nurses Union Protections and Silence their Ability to Advocate for Best Patient Care Practices
Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) are outraged by the latest union busting effort by this administration, an effort that aims to limit a Veteran Affairs nurse’s ability to advocate for the highest quality of patient care.
National Nurses United
Nov 9, 2018
Additional 350 Registered Nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center Vote to Join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
An additional 350 registered nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) voted overwhelmingly this week to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). The nurses will join the same bargaining unit as the 1,800 other UCMC registered nurses who are already part of NNOC/NNU.
National Nurses United
Nov 9, 2018
What the midterms taught us: A ‘PEOPLE’S WAVE’ is rising. And we WILL win Medicare for All.
From record voter turnout — to mass grassroots door knocking, phone banking and volunteering, the win the pundits overlooked is the win of a rising “people’s wave.” This mass movement, a rebuke to the corporate agenda, is not beholden to election cycles or candidates, but rather to the issues themselves, from health care; to environmental, racial and economic justice; to voting rights.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director, National Nurses United
CNA Welcomes Growth of Activism, Expanded Opportunities For Transformative Change in California and Nationally
With much of the national focus on changing control of the House, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today highlighted what may be the most significant, and lasting election development–ongoing momentum for grassroots activism, especially on the critical issue of health care.
California Nurses Association
Nov 7, 2018
As Johns Hopkins Hospital keeps up union busting the National Labor Relations Board steps in.
Last month we shared the story of RN’s from Johns Hopkins Hospital declaring their intent to organize a union with National Nurses United, the nation’s largest organization of Registered Nurses. We also talked about the aggressive campaign waged by Johns Hopkins against the nurses right to form a union, which is why the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found merit to the charges brought by the nurses. With us to provide an update is Johns Hopkins RN Derek Jannarone.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio