DC nurses cheer contract, celebrate back pay due to them

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Certify Our Contract Now
District of Columbia nurses working for United Medical Center celebrated a huge win in April when the DC Council unanimously passed a resolution ratifying a contract that awarded nurses nearly $4 million in back pay for raises due to them dating back to 2014.
District of Columbia Nurses Association
District of Columbia

Registered Nurses at City of Hope in Duarte, California Reach Tentative Agreement with Strong Patient Care Gains

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City of Hope RNs
Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. will be voting today on a tentative agreement reached last week on a new, three-year collective bargaining pact they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.
California Nurses Association
May 15, 2018
California

Nurses Begin Radio Campaign in Support of Gavin Newsom

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Nurses Trust Newsom
"We’ve taken the candidates’ temperature, and marked their charts. Nurses trust Gavin Newsom for Governor.” With that message, the CNA/NNU announced it has begun a major radio campaign in support of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in his campaign to become California’s next Governor.
May 14, 2018
California

Nurses Don’t Need Candy and Platitudes for Nurses Week; We Need Workplace Protections and Respect

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Nurses at UC Sympathy Strike

Happy nurses week! It’s the time of year when our employers honor us for the hard work we do every day, healing and saving lives. While we hear the words of gratitude that come our way this time of year, we also know what would REALLY make nurses feel appreciated by our employers: workplace protections, dignity, and respect.

To that end, NNU’s mighty nurses marked the week by standing up, loud and proud, for a healthier workplace and a healthier world. Check out how we celebrated, nurse-power style:

Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of NNU/CNA

Bernie Sanders Has a Sweeping Plan to Expand Union Rights and Workplace Democracy

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Bernie Sanders at podium

The fight to expand democratic control over the workplace just received a major shot in the arm.

Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced sweeping legislation that would dramatically expand labor rights, making it easier for workers to join unions, speed up contract negotiations, roll back “right to work” laws and clamp down on union-busting tactics by employers. 

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Miles Kampf-Lassin, In These Times
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Remarks on the Workplace Democracy Act

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Jean Ross, RN, Co-President, NNU
I am pleased to be here today to applaud the introduction of the Workplace Democracy Act by Senator Sanders, Rep. Pocan and the other Senate and House co-sponsors.
Jean Ross, RN, Co-President, National Nurses United
District of Columbia

RNs From 20 States to Press Legislators on Nurses’ Week

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Medicare For All
In commemoration of National Nurses’ Week, some 150 RNs from 105 Congressional will gather in Washington, DC Tuesday, May 8 to press legislators key federal legislative priorities to guarantee healthcare for all Americans, and strengthen protections for patients, their families, and hospital workers.
National Nurses United
May 4, 2018
District of Columbia
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