Medicare for all — use formula to replace ACA
"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
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
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
National Nurses United Endorses Sanders Amendment to Protect Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
National Nurses United today strongly endorsed a proposed Senate budget amendment by Senator Bernie Sanders that that would protect funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
National Nurses United
Jan 9, 2017
NNU Nurses to Testify in DC, Call for National Standard to Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare
(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
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
Alhambra Medical Center in Alhambra, Ca. Charged with Violating Registered Nurses Rights
The California Nurses Association (CNA) has filed a massive complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Alhambra, Ca. for violating registered nurses rights to a fair union election.
California Nurses Association
Dec 29, 2016
Nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Ca. Approve New Contract
The RNs, affiliated with the California Nurses Association (CNA), say the contract includes significant improvements and workplace protections that will enhance their ability to provide quality patient care.
California Nurses Association
Dec 29, 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
How important is Public Policy and Protective Legislation for Nurses & Patients?
During the last two years alone, nurses represented by California Nurses Association and National Nurses United fought to author and pass state and national legislation that includes Safe RN-to Patient Staffing Ratio’s and California’s Ballot Proposition 61, also known as the Drug Price Relief Act.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio