Nurses, teachers urge voters to 'repeal, replace' GOP congressman over Obamacare
Organizers held a "mock duel" outside the office, a reference a controversy last week during which Farenthold, on the 1440 Keys radio show, singled out "some female senators from the Northeast" as part of the reason the Senate had not done away with and replaced the Affordable Care Act.
Chris Ramirez, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Nurses Challenge Rep. Blake Farenthold to Duel of Healthcare Facts Sunday, July 30
The registered nurses of Corpus Christi are challenging Texas 27th congressional district Rep. Blake Farenthold to step outside (of his office) and take part in a duel of healthcare facts this Sunday at 3 p.m., National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNU/NNOC) announced today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Texas
Jul 28, 2017
Nurses Beware Of Harmful Exposures To Chemicals, Hazardous Drugs And More (Part 1)
Health care workers face a wide range of hazards on the job, including sharps injuries, harmful exposures to chemicals and hazardous drugs, back injuries, latex allergy, violence, and stress. What's being done about it?
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Millinocket Nurses Hold Rally Monday, July 31 to Highlight Patient Care, Nurse Retaliation Issues
Registered nurses at Millinocket Regional Hospital (MRH) will hold an informational picket on Monday, July 31 to protest the hospital administration’s continued refusal to address ongoing patient safety concerns—including a variety of safe staffing issues—and their heavy-handed attempts to silence nurses.
Maine State Nurses Association
Jul 28, 2017
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
Community Briefing - July 27 San Jose: How Will SB 562 Benefit Seniors and People with Disabilities
The campaign for the Healthy California Act and California Alliance for Retired Persons/CARA, is inviting area residents to a community briefing on Thursday, July 27, in San Jose, to learn about how the Healthy California Act, SB 562, would impact Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal) recipients, including seniors and people with disabilities.
Healthy California
Jul 26, 2017
Nurses: Senate Bid to Repeal ACA Should Be Signal to Democrats to Push for Real Reform
National Nurses United today said while it continues to oppose Senate Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats should acknowledge concerns about ACA shortcomings as a signal to push for real, transformative reform, an improved and expanded Medicare for all.
National Nurses United
Jul 25, 2017
Labor Board Sanctions Holy Cross Hospital for Multiple Violations of Nurses’ Rights
In a sweeping decision issued Friday, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md to “cease and desist†a broad range of attacks on the nurses’ rights to discuss and seek union representation.
National Nurses United
Jul 24, 2017
Protesters call out Cornyn, Cruz, other GOP senators on health care
Sylvia Higgins, a registered nurse from Corpus Christi, had the day off work Thursday. So she came to Washington, D.C., to join a mass protest in senators' offices organized by Indivisible and other groups.
Caroline Kelly, The Dallas Morning News
Caring Fiercely: Nurses Tell Dems Why They Won’t Sit Down, Be Quiet in Fight for Single Payer
As California’s single payer bill, S.B. 562, continues to occupy its parking space in the California Assembly — courtesy of Speaker Anthony Rendon’s decision last month to table the bill — nurses in California have noticed a familiar trend.
Bonnie Castillo, NNU Director of Health and Safety