Huge 90 percent margin for union voice Shasta Regional, Redding RNs Vote to Join CNA
Voicing concerns about safe staffing, retirement security and other patient and economic protections, registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, CA have voted to join the California Nurses Association /National Nurses United, the state’s largest nurses union and professional association.
California Nurses Association
Sep 8, 2017
Outrageous Assault on Utah Nurse Outlines Need for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard
Last week, the nation was shocked to see video of University of Utah registered nurse Alex Wubbles being assaulted and arrested, in a July incident, for protecting her unconscious patient by refusing to allow police to take a blood sample.
Bonnie Castillo, Director of Health and Safety, National Nurses United
Florida Nurses Prepare for Impact of Hurricane Irma
Florida registered nurses, members of National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida/National Nurses United are getting ready to plunge into disaster relief in the advent of Hurricane Irma heading their way this weekend.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Florida
Sep 7, 2017
CPMC CEO Bows to Grassroots Pressure, Announces Two Month Delay in St. Luke's Patient Eviction
Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) CEO Warren Browner announced that Sutter would be postponing the closure of the skilled nursing department and the sub-acute care unit at St. Luke's Hospital by two months, from Oct. 31 to Dec. 31.
California Nurses Association
Sep 6, 2017
Federal Court Orders Repeat Offender Affinity Hospital To Bargain with Nurses
A U.S. District Court Judge in Northern Ohio Tuesday ordered Affinity Medical Center of Massillon, OH to end its lawless behavior of refusing to properly negotiate with its registered nurses and to end a systemic pattern of violating federal law and nurses’ democratic rights.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Ohio
Sep 6, 2017
Stalling health care helps no one
How long are we going to ask North Coast residents who have no health coverage or who struggle to pay inflated costs for medical care to wait for help?
Deborah Burger writing for the Eureka Times-Standard
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
Nurses Condemn Police Assault on Utah Hospital RN for Advocating for an Unconscious Patient
National Nurses United today criticized the actions of Salt Lake City police officers for assaulting and arresting a University of Utah registered nurse for advocating for an unconscious patient in late July.
National Nurses United
Sep 1, 2017
Second Wave of Statewide Outreach for Healthy California Act SB 562 Planned for Labor Day Weekend
The California Nurses Association, Healthy California campaign, Our Revolution and #KnockEveryDoor plan a second wave of coordinated canvasses this Labor Day weekend to engage community members with the campaign for SB 562, legislation which would guarantee health coverage to all Californians and eliminate premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket health costs.
California Nurses Association
Aug 31, 2017
RN Response Network Deploys Nurse Volunteers to Houston to Help Provide Medical Assistance
National Nurses United (NNU)’s Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a national network of volunteer nurses, will deploy its first delegation of RN volunteers to Houston, beginning Thursday, August 31, to work with locals on providing medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, NNU announced today.
National Nurses United
Aug 31, 2017