Since When Is It Not Okay to Play Hardball With the Democrats?
Despite efforts by the political establishment to shut it down, the quest for a state-based, Medicare-for-all type system in California, based on patient need, not corporate profits, rolls on.
NNU Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Nation
Nurses Scolded: Not OKAY to Play Hardball with Democrats
The seminal fight for single-payer healthcare in California reflects a national struggle for the movement for social change. So, no, organized nurses and our allies will not wait. And we will not back down.
NNU Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro writing for Common Dreams
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
Munroe Regional Medical Center Fires RNs for Refusing Assignments They Deemed Unsafe for Patients
The National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) has called on Munroe Regional Medical Center (MRMC) in Ocala, Fla., to reinstate registered nurses who were recently terminated after they objected to working in conditions they deemed unsafe for patients and possibly unlawful.
National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jul 14, 2017
California Health Care Fight May Show Democratic Party Future
Democrats gear up for the 2018 election, they confront big challenges: Polls in the last election showed a general electorate that deeply distrusted the party’s leaders, while new surveys show the Democratic base has lost faith in government — and now many swing voters believe Democrats aim to help the wealthy.
Lydia O'Neal And David Sirota, International Business Times
Pollin: Why Single Payer, Now, Is For Real
IS A SINGLE-PAYER health care system workable in California? My short answer is “yes.†I reached that conclusion by writing a research study, along with co-authors James Heintz, Peter Arno, and Jeannette Wicks-Lim, of the Healthy California single payer bill.
Robert Pollin, Writing for The Intercept
The Union That Roars: Nurses Aren't Giving Up On California's Single-Payer Push
To some, the California Nurses Association’s political tactics in pushing for a single-payer health system seemed a bit, well, extreme. Others are impressed with the union’s drive and creativity, recalling how in 2005 CNA members taunted California’s then-governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, trailing him wherever he went to protest his attempts to roll back hard-won nurse-to-patient requirements in hospitals.
By Pauline Bartolone, California Healthline
Town Halls July 13 in L.A./Oxnard on Single Payer Bill S.B. 562 Will Focus on Immigrant Communities
As immigrant communities face unique challenges with the healthcare system, the campaign for the Healthy California Act is inviting immigrant community members to town halls in Los Angeles and Oxnard Thursday, July 13, to learn about S.B. 562.
California Nurses Association
Jul 12, 2017
Judge strikes down St. Louis' minimum wage increase hours before it takes effect
A circuit judge struck down the city’s minimum wage law on Wednesday just hours before it was set to go into force. Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer issued a sobering blow to the city’s law just after 4:30 p.m., declaring it void and out of step with state law. The city quickly said it would appeal to a higher court.
Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
PART 2: National Nurses United Co-President Deborah Burger reflects on the "State Of The Union"
This week on Nurse Talk Radio RN and Co-President of NNU Deborah Burger joins us to talk about why now more than ever--nurses need strong and progressive leadership and representation. This is part 2 of our 2 part podcast.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio