Stop the greed
As a registered nurse who has worked many years in a San Francisco hospital, I see firsthand how patients’ conditions are aggravated by their inability to pay for their medications. Making choices between paying for their meals, rent and medicine is a day-to-day reality for many.
Jane Sandoval, RN writing in the San Francisco Chronicle
Nurses Vote Unanimously to Ratify Contract With San Leandro Hospital
Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital voted unanimously to ratify a new contract, the California Nurses Association announced today.
California Nurses Association
Oct 19, 2016
Join nurses in voting ‘yes’ on Prop. 61 to lower drug prices
If you want to know why we should pass Proposition 61 to lower prescription drug prices, ask a nurse. I can tell you the story of a young man in his late 40s living on a fixed income, working two jobs, who was diagnosed with high blood pressure. This one medication was going to cost him over $400 a month.
Amy Arlund, RN writing for The Fresno Bee
Nurses Rally to Support Passage of Regulations Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings
On Thursday Oct. 20, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) will conduct a vote on whether to adopt finalized regulations to prevent workplace violence in healthcare settings—and dozens of nurses will be gathering to support the regulations passing.
California Nurses Association
Oct 19, 2016
Without Prop 61, our patients will continue to suffer
If you wonder why prescription drug prices are so high, take a look at how the big drug companies have rigged the system against all of us. We can take back control of our health by voting Yes on Proposition 61.
Kellie Montoya, RN writing for The Modesto Bee
Nurses Ratify Contract with Allina Health
(St. Paul) – October 13, 2016 – A majority of the striking nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association have voted in favor of the tentative agreement with Allina Health reached on October 11.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MNA
Oct 17, 2016
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Hosts San Francisco Rally for Lower Drug Price Initiative
Wrapping up the first week of early voting, Yes on Prop 61/Californians for Lower Drug Prices announced today that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will appear in San Francisco at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday
Roger Salazar, Spokesperson, Yes on Prop 61
Oct 14, 2016
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
Nurses at San Leandro Hospital Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that extends safe patient care standards, strengthens nurse recruitment and retention, and improves educational opportunities for RNs, the California Nurses Association announced today.
California Nurses Association
Oct 14, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Update: RNRN/NNU Assists International Medical Corps Efforts in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc last week in the Caribbean and the U.S. The hardest hit was Haiti, where the unofficial death toll (a number reported by Reuters but not officially confirmed) has now risen to 1,000, where they are starting to bury the dead in mass graves.
RN Response Network