RN Brenda Meadwell talking about NLRB hearings concerning labor violations
Last week the National Labor Relations Board held public hearings on labor violations at Bluefield Regional Medical Center, (West Virginia) one of seven hospitals owned by Community Health Systems. We spoke with RN Brenda Meadwell about what results the nurses are hoping for.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Allina Nurses to Go on Open-Ended Strike Starting Labor Day
The Minnesota Nurses Association says that on Labor Day nearly 5,000 of its members will walk off their jobs in an open-ended strike against five Allina Health hospitals in the Twin Cities.
Mark Zdechlik, MPR News
Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices
Pharmaceutical heavyweight Mylan, the latest poster child for drug-industry greed, finally stuck up for itself Thursday. It argued that “the system,†not avarice, was to blame for the company jacking up the price of EpiPens, a common (and life-saving) allergy remedy, by over 400%.
David Lazarus, LA TImes
Allina Nurses Set Labor Day Strike Date
A strike by nurses at five Allina Health hospitals will start at 7 a.m. Labor Day, according to required 10-day notices their union sent to the health system early this morning.
Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune
Two CNA/NNU Backed Patient Protection Bills Advance
Two major bills sponsored by the California Nurses Association / National Nurses United to strengthen patient safety protections are moving ahead in the hurried final days of the California legislative session.
California Nurses Association
Aug 24, 2016
Nurses strike against Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Registered nurses begin one-day strike at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, claim patient safety at risk because of understaffing and long hours without breaks.
John Chadwell, reporting for BenitoLink
Nurses Urge VA to Work with Them in Good Faith to Ensure Quality Care for Veterans
Registered nurses will hold a picket Thursday, August 25, urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to work with them to ensure quality care at the VA by moving forward with stalled negotiations.
National Nurses United
Aug 24, 2016
Nurses Blast Late Session Bill to Overturn RN Standards As ALEC-Style Threat to Patient Protections
The California Nurses Association today condemned a last minute legislative maneuver to erode decades of nursing oversight of the public board that governs professional nursing practice, including critical regulations that protect patients in California.
California Nurses Association
Aug 23, 2016
RNs at Hollister's Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Move Forward with One-day Strike on August 24
Registered Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Ca. will move forward with their plan to hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, August 24, the California Nurses Association announced today.
National Nurses United
Aug 22, 2016
John Muir Medical Center Concord RNs Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Contract
Registered nurses at John Muir Medical Center (JMMC) in Concord have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract that features protected healthcare coverage, significant economic gains, and improved opportunities for new grad RNs, California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Aug 22, 2016