National Nurses Opposes Trump Threat to End DACA Program

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National Nurses United (NNU) today repeated its call on the Trump administration to withdraw its threat to terminate the highly successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that has enabled young people who came to the U.S. undocumented as children to remain in the U.S.
National Nurses United
Aug 25, 2017

RNRN Disaster Alert: Hurricane Harvey

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RNRN is closely monitoring Hurricane Harvey, which has now strengthened to a Category 3 storm and is expected to make landfall by late Friday or early Saturday near Corpus Christi, Texas.
Registered Nurse Response Network

Statewide Canvasses for SB 562, Medicare-for-All, Continue Sat. Aug. 26

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The California Nurses Association (CNA), Healthy California campaign, Our Revolution and #KnockEveryDoor will be canvassing in California district 63—the district of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon—this Saturday, as well as in district 57 (Assemblymember Ian Calderon) and district 21 (Assemblymember Adam Gray).
California Nurses Association
Aug 25, 2017

Nurses Statement on Rendon's Assembly Select Committee

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This announcement today is a reflection of the pressure on the Assembly to act in response to organizing by thousands of Californians across the state who have made the case for real action on transformative single payer healthcare reform.
California Nurses Association
Aug 24, 2017

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

Nurses Welcome Court Ruling that Kansas RNs Have Rights To Critical Information

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National Nurses United today welcomed key elements of a U.S. Circuit District Court decision that registered nurses in Kansas and their union have rights to information about punitive hospital investigations that could potentially lead to nurses losing their job, and perhaps their future livelihood for advocating for patients.
National Nurses United
Aug 21, 2017

Close to Home: Nurses will not stop pressuring Rendon to do his job

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With the defeat, for now, of the cruel U.S. Senate bill to roll back the Affordable Care Act, some are asking why the California Nurses Association continues to push for expanding health coverage, through a Medicare-for-all type state bill, SB 562.
Deborah Burger writing for the Press Democrat

Statewide Canvasses Launched for SB 562 and Medicare-for-All Beginning August 19

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The California Nurses Association, Healthy California campaign, Our Revolution and #KnockEveryDoor are launching coordinated canvasses of assembly districts across the state beginning this Saturday, August 19th, to engage community members with the campaign for SB 562, legislation to win guaranteed healthcare for all California residents.
California Nurses Association
Aug 18, 2017