RNs to March for Bernie Tuesday in Lead Up to Debate
Registered nurses from Nevada and other states will hold a colorful march and rally in Las Vegas Tuesday to show their support for Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead up to the first debate of Democratic Party presidential candidates.
California Nurses Association
Oct 12, 2015
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
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
Nina Pham Joins Infectious Disease Control Expert Sean Kaufman at 2015 MNA Convention in Hyannis
A year ago, Nina Pham awoke with a high temperature and drove herself to the hospital. A few days earlier, the registered nurse had learned that one of her patients at TexasHealthPresbyterian Hospital in Dallas had died from an Ebola infection he had carried from Liberia. Now Nina had it too. But her diagnosis was a shock only to the extent that she was the first person to contract Ebola on United States soil. Otherwise, it should not have surprised anyone.
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Oct 8, 2015
Today- Nurse Fired for Union, Patient Advocacy Joins White House Summit on Worker Voice
A California registered nurse, fired by a major Los Angeles area hospital for speaking out for union representation and patient protections, will be in the White House Wednesday, is participating in a White House Worker Voice Summit.
National Nurses United
Oct 7, 2015
The US Tells Other Countries to Respect Unions—Shouldn’t the US Do the Same?
It should not be hard to organize a union. And a worker certainly should not lose her job for supporting a union organizing drive.
That’s a principle long embraced by leaders of the United States when they speak on the international stage. The U.S. formally embraces and supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which declares that, “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.â€
John Nichols, The Nation
Nurse fired from Huntington Hospital to visit White House, discuss union efforts
Allysha Almada leaves today for Washington, D.C. to participate in the White House’s Summit on Worker Voice on Wednesday. Her tour includes meetings with national AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and a day along side Obama.
Jason Henry, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
RNs Call for Congress to Reject Latest Trade Pact
National Nurses United today urged Congress members to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership final agreement warning there remains inadequate guarantees to assure patients and consumers will not be harmed by pharmaceutical price gouging.
National Nurses United
Oct 5, 2015
Guest commentary: It's time for county to invest in safe patient care
Are you proud to call yourself a Contra Costa County resident? Because we are. We are registered nurses who live and work right here in the county, for Contra Costa Health Services. We believe our community, which includes our kids, our families, our neighbors, our co-workers and you, all deserve the very best medical care that our county can provide.
Liz Isenberg and Sherrie Gordovez, via Bay Area News Group
Contra Costa County Nurses Begin Two-Day Strike
Nurses who work at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and clinics across the County will officially begin a two-day strike Tuesday, October 6, after what nurses say is the County’s continued failure to address serious patient care concerns they have been bringing to the County’s attention for over a year.
California Nurses Association
Oct 5, 2015