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Court Attack on Workers’ Constitutional Rights the Latest Gift to Wealthy Corporations, says NNU

National Nurses United condemned the narrow Supreme Court decision today to bar workers from acting collectively to resolve illegal workplace discrimination as a “disgraceful assault on the rights of all working people” and a “direct attack on the Constitutional rights of freedom of association.”

National Nurses United

May 21, 2018

Nationwide

Shasta Regional Medical Center Nurses Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement

Registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California have won a tentative three-year agreement, which adds new patient care protections and allows nurses more power to advocate for patient safety.

California Nurses Association

May 21, 2018

California

NNU Statement on Houston School Shooting ‘When Will the Excuses Stop? Time for Action’

In response to yet the latest school shooting nightmare at a high school near Houston, National Nurses United (NNU) today called for lawmakers in Congress and every state legislature to finally act to protect public safety.

National Nurses United

May 18, 2018

Texas

Nationwide

Nurses Fight For S.B. 562 And Remind Us Why California Needs Gavin Newsom

Gavin shares nurses' values, including the fight for a single-payer healthcare system, where all Californians are guaranteed healthcare, regardless of ability to pay.

Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

RNs at City of Hope in Duarte, California Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. near Los Angeles voted by a wide margin to ratify a new three-year contract Tuesday that they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association

May 15, 2018

California

Nurses Condemn VA MISSION Act, Urge No Vote on Legislation ‘Endangering Healthcare for Millions of Veterans’

The 150,000 nurses of National Nurses United—including 11,000 in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs—today condemned the VA MISSION Act (HR 5674), in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, urging representatives to oppose the legislation, which would allow for the VA system to be dismantled and privatized, endangering healthcare for millions of veterans.

Veterans Affairs

National Nurses United

May 16, 2018

Nationwide

Oppose the VA Mission Act (HR 5674)

Dear Representative,

On behalf of the 150,000 Registered Nurses represented by National Nurses United, including 11,000 nurses that work in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), we are writing to urge you to oppose the VA MISSION Act (HR 5674) when it comes to the House floor. The VA provides a world class, integrated healthcare system that is uniquely designed to address the needs of our nation’s veterans. HR 5674 would allow for the VA system to be dismantled and privatized, endangering healthcare for millions of veterans.

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DCNA nurses fight for full funding of school nurses

Diabetes. Severe allergies and risk of anaphylactic shock. Rare diseases. Gone are the days when school nurses handed out Tylenol and Band-Aids. Today’s school nurses monitor and care for kids with a wide range of serious medical conditions. And you can’t learn when you are ill.

District of Columbia Nurses Association

District of Columbia

DC nurses cheer contract, celebrate back pay due to them

District of Columbia nurses working for United Medical Center celebrated a huge win in April when the DC Council unanimously passed a resolution ratifying a contract that awarded nurses nearly $4 million in back pay for raises due to them dating back to 2014.

District of Columbia Nurses Association

District of Columbia

Registered Nurses at City of Hope in Duarte, California Reach Tentative Agreement with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. will be voting today on a tentative agreement reached last week on a new, three-year collective bargaining pact they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association

May 15, 2018

California