National Nurses United, the largest U.S. organization of nurses representing 185,000 RNs across the nation, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a serious threat to public health and democracy. Here are five reasons why:

 

Through the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), NNU is reaching out to support affected communities, and the local caregivers who are on the front lines of disaster response. Please help send nurses to provide medical treatment for disaster victims by DONATING, VOLUNTEERING, and sharing information about the RN Response Network with friends and family.

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 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.

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.

 

Nurses Present “Falling From Grace,” a new report on ethical and patient care concerns at SJH hospital from National Nurses United on Vimeo.

Saint Francis, San Francisco, and member facility of the California Nurses Association.

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