New Poll – 70% of Californians Support CA Medicare for All Bill
A full 70 percent of Californians favor establishing a public, Medicare for all type system providing universal single-payer health coverage, with lower costs for all Californians, as proposed in the Healthy California Act, SB 562.
California Nurses Association
May 31, 2017
Nurses Join Movement to End Illinois Budget Crisis By Taking to the Streets
This Memorial Day weekend, Illinois members of National Nurses United (NNU), including RN Martese Chism, will lace up their walking shoes and prove that “going the extra mile†to stand up for their patients is a promise they take literally.
National Nurses United
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
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
Inspired By Her Union Activism RN Dotty Nygard Runs For Congress In California
Dotty Nygard is an Emergency Room RN and she's running for Congress in California's 10th district. Nurse Talk Radio visits with Dotty this week.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Maine State Nurses Association opposes closure of Calais Regional Hospital's Obstetrics Unit
Registered Nurses strongly oppose the recently announced closure of Calais Regional Hospital (CRH)’s Obstetrics department—a move which nurses say will leave patients without labor and delivery services in Calais and surrounding communities, Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (MSNA/NNOC/NNU) announced today.
Maine State Nurses Association
May 23, 2017
California Single Payer Bill SB 562 Takes Another Step Forward
SB 562, the Healthy California Act, took another step forward in the California legislature Monday moving from the state Senate Appropriations Committee and appears headed to a full vote on the Senate floor by early June. First the bill will be held.
May 22, 2017
California Single Payer Bill SB 562 Takes Another Step Forward
SB 562, the Healthy California Act, took another step forward in the California legislature Monday moving from the state Senate Appropriations Committee and appears headed to a full vote on the Senate floor by early June. First the bill will be held.
California Nurses Association
May 22, 2017
Nurses, Activists Converge in Sacramento to Transform Democratic Party, Press Case for Single Payer
More than 1,000 registered nurses and grassroots activists from across California converged on the state capital Friday for three days of action to challenge the status quo trend of the Democratic Party nationally and in California, and to press the call for the CNA-sponsored single-payer bill, the Healthy California Act, S.B. 562.
National Nurses United
Millinocket Regional Hospital Nurses Hold Vigil for Patient Safety
Registered nurses, supporters, and community members will hold a vigil for patient safety this Friday at Millinocket Regional Hospital (MRH)—focusing on safe staffing—the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (MSNA/NNOC/NNU), announced today.
Maine State Nurses Association
May 22, 2017