The Time for Change is Now: Support Rep. Keith Ellison for DNC Chair!
The 2018 midterm elections may seem a long way off but the time to prepare for them is now! It is absolutely essential that the Democratic National Committee (aka DNC) be led by, as Sen. Bernie Sanders says, "a progressive who understands the dire need to listen to working families, not the political establishment or the billionaire class." U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is that progressive.
SUTTER EXPOSED
Sutter nurses strike for seven days starting May 17, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. The walkout is in response to demands by Sutter corporate officials for sweeping reductions in patient care protections and nurses’ contract standards at these hospitals. The strike will involve about 3,300 RNs as well as several hundred respiratory, X-ray, and other technicians.
Stories from Main Street
Real stories from real people whose anonymity we are preserving as they struggle to endure this modern economic catastrophe.
"Keeping it together..."
The last year has been very challenging for our family. My husband is a self-employed window installer. He was the main breadwinner for our family. With the loss of auto jobs and other job losses in Michigan, we lost a lot of our customers.
Saint Francis Memorial, San Francisco
Saint Francis, San Francisco, and member facility of the California Nurses Association.
Research and reports
See all our research reports on nursing and health care.
Recent Facts on the Healthcare Crisis
- One in four working-age Americans went without insurance at some point in 2011.
Reuters | April 2012 - One-third of Americans are in families struggling in some way to pay medical bills, according to the Centers for Disease Control. New York Times | March 2012
RATIOS: National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act - S. 992 (Boxer)
This bill establishes requirements for acute-care facilities to provide registered nurse staff based on the acuity of patients provided that minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for each unit are met at all times. Registered nurses shall also have the obligation to act in the exclusive interest of their patients, and the right to be patient advocates.