'The People of Puerto Rico Are Dying': Action Is Needed Now

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Crowd funding. A Costco Card. The water in a nurse’s own backpack. These are the resources available to volunteer nurses on the ground in Puerto Rico — where 85 percent of the island is still without power and where the official death toll has risen to 48.
Bonnie Castillo, Director of RN Response Network

She flew to Puerto Rico to aid relief efforts. Then she found out her home was in the path of a wildfire

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Cyndi Evans was moved by images she saw on TV of people suffering in Puerto Rico and the mayor of San Juan asking for help.

An intensive care unit nurse at the Kaiser Permanente San Rafael hospital, Evans flew to the island Oct. 6 with a group of doctors and nurses. There, she was greeted by devastation. People who’d gone days without water. Downed power lines. Black mold spreading. Infections caused by a lack of sewage system.

A friend offered her their internet connection one day, and 64 text messages popped up on her phone.

Soumya Karlamangla, The Los Angeles Times

West Anaheim Medical nurses vote to unionize

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Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center voted to join the California Nurses Association by 147-33 in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations board Thursday, Oct. 12.

The lopsided approval testified to widespread discontent over pay and benefits that have led to an exodus of experienced nurses from the Anaheim facility to other hospitals, and a surge in temporary help, according to nurses who favored the union.

Margot Roosevelt, The Orange County Register

Thank you

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Thank you for your willingness to volunteer your expertise and time to care for disaster victims.

If there is a volunteer opportunity, we will contact you with more details.

 

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Protect Social Security

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Keep Up the Pressure

As Congress and the White House get closer to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling that could include devastating cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, our lawmakers need to continue to hear your voice.

In Nearly Unanimous Vote Hi-Desert Medical Center RN’s Choose CNA (95% Victory)

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Hi-Desert RNs victory

RNs Seek to Strengthen Patient Care at Joshua Tree Hospital

Registered Nurses at Hi-Desert Medical Center (HDMC) in Joshua Tree, CA voted nearly unanimously Tuesday night to join California’s largest RN union and professional associated, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNOC).

In a secret ballot conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, RNs voted 77-4, or 95 percent, to be represented by CNA/NNOC.

California Nurses Association
Oct 11, 2017

National Nurses United Endorses Veronica Escobar for Texas' 16th Congressional District

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WASHINGTON, DC-- National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Veronica Escobar for election to Congress to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. Escobar, who most recently served as El Paso County Judge, would succeed U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) as he vacates the seat to challenge Republican Ted Cruz for Senate.

Oct 12, 2017

Registered Nurses Endorse Vincent Fort for Mayor of Atlanta

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NNOC RNs with Vincent Fort

The National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United today endorsed Vincent Fort to be the next Mayor of Atlanta.

“Nurses are proud to endorse State Senator Vincent Fort for Mayor because of his inspiring vision for Atlanta and his track record of advocacy for social, economic, and racial justice,” said Belinda Howard, an Atlanta registered nurse and member of NNOC/NNU. 

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Oct 12, 2017