First Senate Hearing on Nevada Workplace Violence Prevention Bill
Health care workers with National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107 will appear before Nevada senators on Friday, May 3, 2019 to call for the passage of the state’s first workplace violence prevention bill, A.B. 348.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 2, 2019
Nurses Call Congressional Budget Office Report “an Important Step Forward in the Process of Achieving Medicare for All”
“Coming off of yesterday’s historic House Rules Committee hearing on Medicare for All, and a newly announced, impending hearing in the Ways and Means Committee, nurses are excited to see Congress further taking this life-saving legislation seriously by releasing a CBO report on Medicare for All.
National Nurses United
May 1, 2019
A Big Hearing For ‘Medicare-For-All’ — In A Small Room
The first congressional hearing on a “Medicare-for-all” bill in at least a decade took place Tuesday, but without the usual phalanx of T-shirted supporters — or even the presidential candidates — who have been pushing the bill.
California Healthline
Largest U.S. Nurses’ Union Rallies Outside of PhRMA Headquarters in Support of Medicare for All
Today, National Nurses United (NNU), along with a broader coalition of pro-Medicare for All organizations rallied outside of the national headquarters of PhRMA in support of Medicare for All.
National Nurses United
Apr 30, 2019
'Historic Step' Toward Healthcare Justice as First-Ever Medicare for All Hearing Set for Next Week
In what grassroots activists celebrated as a "historic step" toward a just healthcare system that places the needs of patients over corporate profits, the House Rules Committee announced late Tuesday that it will hold the first-ever congressional hearing on Medicare for All next week.
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams writer
May Day March, Rally and Action - Workers Demand University of Chicago End Unfair Labor Practices and Stop Union Busting Efforts
Registered nurses will join with other members of the University of Chicago Labor Council, and South Side community members for a May Day march to protest the university’s unfair labor practices, and union busting efforts, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.
National Nurses United
Apr 29, 2019
Johns Hopkins Hospital Named to “2019 Dirty Dozen List of Employers Who Put Workers and Communities at Risk”
he National Council for Occupational Safety and Health has named Johns Hopkins Hospital to the “2019 Dirty Dozen List of Employers Who Put Workers and Communities at Risk.” The list is published each year to mark Workers’ Memorial Week, observed around the world, honoring those who have been injured, suffered illnesses or lost their lives at work.
National Nurses United
Apr 24, 2019
Historic Nevada Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Passes Major Hurdle
Health care workers with National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107 are excited to announce the state’s first workplace violence prevention bill, A.B. 348, passed a major hurdle as the Nevada Assembly overwhelmingly approved the measure last night. The bill now goes to the Senate.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Apr 24, 2019
National Medicare for All Campaign Expands Effective Grassroots Efforts
With us for this podcast is California Nurses Association/National Nurses United community organizer Max Cotterill. Last week nurses stood with Senator Bernie Sanders as he reintroduced his updated Medicare for All bill which now includes a long-term care component. With support for Medicare for All at an all-time high--now is the time to get involved.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio