NNU Nurses' Petition Granted for National Standard to Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare

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NNU RNs testify on importance of workplace violence regulations
Today, on his last day in office, Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels announced that U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be granting National Nurses United's (NNU) petition for a standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare settings.
National Nurses United
Jan 10, 2017

Medicare for all — use formula to replace ACA

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"Praying for health shouldn’t be the foundation of a modern healthcare system. But that’s where millions of uninsured Americans still find themselves,” wrote Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus Jan. 6, quoting the fears of Los Angeles resident Madelyn Gilbreath about the expected vote by Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
NNU Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro, Contributing to The Hill

Nurses Applaud Huge Vote for Change in California Democratic Party Elections

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The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today applauded the hundreds of nurses and other progressive activists who appear to have won the majority of Assembly District delegate slots for the 2017 California Democratic Party convention in town hall type meetings over the weekend.
California Nurses Association
Jan 9, 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

NNU Nurses to Testify in DC, Call for National Standard to Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) On Tuesday, January 10, at a public stakeholder meeting convened by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU)—from states around the country—will demand that OSHA promptly pass regulations to prevent workplace violence in healthcare settings.
National Nurses United
Jan 9, 2017

Alhambra Hospital RNs Vote to Join CNA

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Resisting heavy-handed pressure by hospital managers, registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Alhambra, Ca. voted Thursday to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, CNA announced today.
California Nurses Association
Jan 6, 2017