Nurses Applaud San Luis Obispo Vote to Reject Phillips 66 Oil Train Project, Cite Public Safety
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today welcomed the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission vote Wednesday to reject a controversial Phillips 66 proposal to transport millions of gallons of crude tar sands oil through the county by rail every week.
California Nurses Association
Oct 6, 2016
How to Cut Drug Prices? California Can Set a Model With Prop. 61
Despite all the disgust with pharmaceutical price gouging and the public shaming of CEOs like Heather Bresch of EpiPen infamy and “pharma bro†Martin Shkreli, we’ve yet to see any concrete steps to actually cut drug prices.
Deborah Burger, RN writing for Common Dreams
Nurses, staff unions claim victory with new contracts at Whittier, San Gabriel hospitals
Whittier Hospital Medical Center and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center agreed to contracts with their nurses and healthcare workers last week that include wage inreases of up to 26 percent over the four-year course of the agreements.
Christopher Yee, Whittier Daily News
Allina Hospitals Charge Patients at Nearly 3 Times the Cost, Among Highest in Minnesota
Allina Health sets charges for patient services at nearly three times its costs, with Allina hospitals ranking among the most expensive in the state of Minnesota, according to data released today by National Nurses United (NNU).
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MNA
Oct 5, 2016
New Nurses’ Research Report on Prop 61 - How Big Pharma Manipulates Patent Laws to Protect Profits
Major pharmaceutical corporations exploit patent law, including with minor variations on existing drugs, to protect and expand their windfall profits, according to the latest in a series of research reports released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
California Nurses Association
Oct 4, 2016
Commentary: EpiPen why we need Prop. 61
Prop. 61 uses the common-sense approach of directing the state to pay no more than the same prices paid by the VA. That could cut prices by up to 40 percent, and produce billions in savings for California taxpayers.
Zenei Cortez, writing in the East Bay Times
Tough Pill To Swallow. Why you should vote YES on Prop 61
New study sites price gouging trends by BIG PHARMA will continue. Director of Government Relations for California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, Don Nielsen, talks about California's Proposition 61.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Why California nurses back Prop. 61: Guest commentary
If you want to know why nurses across California are campaigning for Proposition 61, here’s one thing Long Beach nurses increasingly see.
Margie Keenan writing for The Press Telegram
Nurses: Time to cut drug prices
The best argument for passing Proposition 61 to cut drug prices in California, may be SB 1010, a modest effort to require the drug manufacturers give more notice and some justification when jacking up prices.
Deborah Burger writing for Capitol Weekly
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