California's Single Payer Bill S.B. 562 Is Alive And Well Despite Set Back

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Faster than it had been approved in the Senate, House Speaker Anthony Rendon tabled S.B. 562 indefinitely. Rendon, who is a Democrat, said the bill was “woefully incomplete”. Where does the bill stand now? With us on our podcast is California Nurses Association Legislative Advocate, Stephanie Roberson.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

Huge 90 percent margin for union voice Shasta Regional, Redding RNs Vote to Join CNA

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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

Florida Nurses Prepare for Impact of Hurricane Irma

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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

Federal Court Orders Repeat Offender Affinity Hospital To Bargain with Nurses

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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

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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

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United