NNU Statement on Police Shootings and Protests

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National Nurses United joins with millions of Americans across the nation who are saddened and horrified by the ongoing shootings of African Americans by police officers, and welcomes the voices of those urging systemic change.
National Nurses United
Sep 27, 2016

Nurses Endorse Gun Safety, Death Penalty Repeal Measures

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The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today announced support for several important initiatives on the California November ballot, notably Proposition 63, to strengthen gun safety, and Proposition 62 the latest bid to repeal the death penalty in California.
National Nurses United
Sep 26, 2016

Statement in Solidarity with Registered Nurses on Strike at Allina Health in the United States

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Global Nurses United, which unites nurses and other health care workers in 20 countries around the world, stands in solidarity with the registered nurses at Allina Health in the State of Minnesota in the United States in their courageous struggle with management to secure safer care for patients and just working conditions for themselves.
Global Nurses United

Recipe for ripoffs: Pricing drugs by their 'value' to sick people

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Heather Bresch, chief executive of pharmaceutical heavyweight Mylan, testified before lawmakers Wednesday that her company acted ethically and fairly when it jacked up the price of life-saving EpiPens by more than 500%.
David Lazarus, LA TImes

East Bay cities vote to oppose Alta Bates Closure

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City Councils in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito, and San Pablo have joined community opposition to the closure of Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley.
California Nurses Association