Maryland Candidate Endorsements by National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

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US House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives, MD-08 – Jamie Raskin (incumbent)

Governor
Ben Jealous

Maryland General Assembly
MD Senate District 18 - Jeff Waldstreicher
MD Senate District 20 - Will Smith (incumbent)
MD Senate District 22 - Paul Pinsky (incumbent)

MD House of Delegates District 20 - David Moon
MD House of Delegates District 20 - Jheannelle Wilkins (incumbent)
MD House of Delegates District 24 - Erek Barron (incumbent)

Nurses Back Bill to Extend Seismic Deadline for Long Beach Hospital

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Save Community Hospital Long Beach
Community Hospital Long Beach Registered Nurses will be on hand Tuesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to encourage support for a resolution by Supervisor Janice Hahn calling for stepped up public action on the threatened closure of Community Hospital Long Beach.
California Nurses Association
Mar 27, 2018

Piecemeal bills will not fix California's health care. Single payer is the only solution

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Last June, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon unilaterally blocked public hearings, amendments and legislative votes on Senate Bill 562, a Medicare-for-all proposal that had passed the state Senate and that would guarantee health care for all Californians without ever-rising premiums, deductibles and other costs.

Deborah Burger, Special to The Sacramento Bee

Nurses Blast MemorialCare for Secret Moves to Ensure Closure of Community Medical Center Long Beach

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Community Hospital of Long Beach

RNs: MemorialCare Showing Disdain for Community and Patients

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today condemned MemorialCare for the unannounced Friday night stealth closure of a major medical unit at Community Medical Center Long Beach, as part of what the nurses say is a covert, possibly illegal, campaign to make the final closure of CHLB inevitable.

California Nurses Association
Mar 26, 2018

Nurses to Marching Students: “We Stand With You,” As RNs Back Federal Bill to End Violence in Healthcare Workplaces

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As nurses fight for the passage of HR 5223, a national bill to prevent violence in healthcare settings, we stand in solidarity with the students and teachers rising up to say “#NeverAgain” to violence in schools. In our shared struggle, we see a demand for greater public health and safety.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director, National Nurses United

San Mateo County Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract

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San Mateo County registered nurses celebrate new contract
San Mateo County registered nurses overwhelming approved a new four-year contract that RNs say includes significant improvements that will allow them to continue providing high-quality care to county patients, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Mar 23, 2018

San Mateo County Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Strengthen Safe Patient Care

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San Mateo victory pose

San Mateo County registered nurses have reached a tentative new contract agreement, which RNs say will allow them to continue providing high quality care to County patients, through the retention of experienced RNs and recruitment of new nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.

California Nurses Association
Mar 22, 2018