Encore of RN and NNU Co-President Deborah Burger's "State of the Nurses Union"
This week we share one of the most critical Nurse Talk Radio interviews of 2017---The State Of The Union with RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Deborah Burger. At a time when the Republican Party is set on the destruction of organized labor in this country National Nurses United (the largest Union of Registered Nurses with over 150,000 members) is gaining members and momentum both nationally and globally. "When fighting for our patients, nurses are stronger when we come together" said Burger.
Arcata City Council Votes Unanimously to Support Healthy California Act SB 562
Nurses at Hemet Valley Med Center Win Economic Improvements, Strengthen Contract Protections
Registered Nurses at Hemet Valley Medical Center in southern Riverside County have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that will provide economic improvements while rebuffing reductions in contract protections, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
RNs at Hemet are voting on the proposed agreement in membership meetings at the hospital today. CNA represents 300 nurses at the facility.
Michael Moore's movie SICKO. Ten years later, have things changed?
In 2007 our Senior Healthcare Correspondent and Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America Donna Smith, appeared in Michael Moore’s groundbreaking documentary about the American Healthcare System “SICKO”. Nine years later and we ask Donna how or if we’ve made any progress on Healthcare In this country.
Ventura County Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract
Ventura County nurses voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to ratify new contracts for both 550 registered nurses and 150 per-diem nurses that will strengthen patient care conditions, the California Nurses Association announced today.
Hospice Nurses Hold Candelight Vigil Tomorrow, Urge Hospice of Southern Maine to Listen to Staff
ARMC Nurses Speak Out on Dangerously High Turnover Rate at San Bernardino County as 2018 Budget Balloons to $39.6 Million for Temporary Nursing Staff
Palomar Health RNs, Caregivers Reach Tentative Agreements on New Contracts
National Nurses Urge Rejection of Final Tax Deal Bill Gift to Biggest Corporations and Super Rich Also Poses Threat to Health
National Nurses United (NNU) is urging Congress members to reject the revised tax overhaul bill when, as expected, it comes to a vote this week, warning it would drastically increase economic inequality and endanger healthcare for millions of Americans.
