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
Courageous Pasadena Nurse, Allysha Almada, Is Getting a Voice at the White House
At 6:28 pm on September 21, Allysha Almada looked at her cell phone and saw an email that appeared to come from the White House. "The President cordially invites you to attend the White House Summit on Worker Voice to be held at the White House on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at nine o'clock in the morning."
Peter Dreier, The Huffington Post
Contra Costa County Executives Lose Effort to Block Walkout
Nurses who work at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and clinics across the County remain on track to begin a two-day strike Tuesday, October 6 after County officials lost court efforts today to enjoin the walkout.
California Nurses Association
Oct 2, 2015
White House Invites Nurse Fired for Speaking Out at Huntington Hospital to National Summit
Registered nurses will hold a press conference Monday at Pasadena City Hall as a send-off for RN, Allysha Almada, who has been invited by President Obama to participate in the White House Summit on Worker Voice in Washington D.C. on Oct. 7.
California Nurses Association
Oct 2, 2015
It's Not Just the Cadillac Tax - Volkswagen System of Profiting Off the Sick Must Go Too
To unpack the growing hubbub over the fraudulently named "Cadillac tax" let's lift the covers off the corporate ideology of both the tax and Affordable Care Act it funds, and ask again, why do we continue to cling to a healthcare system premised on profiting off the sick?
RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Huffington Post
'Moral Distress' Is Major Contributor to Burnout Among Emergency Nurses
"Moral distress" can play a major contributing role to burnout among emergency nurses, according to a new report commissioned by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and published online in the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
David Ferguson, Fiercehealthcare.com