North Adams Mayoral Candidates Debate Health Care, Hospital Closing

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In their only debate prior to next week's preliminary, the three candidates for mayor spent more than an hour on Tuesday night answering health care-related questions and trying to slip in elements of their campaign platforms. The forum was sponsored by the North County Cares Coalition, the Tuesday night advocacy group launched with the abrupt closure of North Adams Regional Hospital in 2014.
Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires

NNU Urges Congress: Guarantee Lifetime Health Care Coverage for 9/11 First Responders

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National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association, representing 190,000 RNs across the country, is urging Congress to support S. 928 / H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.
National Nurses United
Sep 16, 2015

Opinion: CNA report deserves a serious response from St. Joseph

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Like many other contributors to St. Joseph Hospital, I received a letter recently from the president of St. Joseph Hospital, Dr. David O’Brien. The letter is purportedly a response to very specific claims that my union, the California Nurses Association (CNA), has made against St. Joseph Health in general and St. Joseph Hospital in particular. The letter Dr. O’Brien sent is disappointing and filled with generalizations, omissions and unnecessarily accusatory language directed at CNA.
James Ladika, Eureka Times-Standard

After 9/11, Bernie Sanders Voted Against Iraq. Hillary Clinton Calls Her Vote a 'Mistake'

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After 9/11, Americans and the Democratic Party needed someone to stand up to the Bush Administration. We needed a true two-party system that offered a choice between invading Iraq and containing Saddam in the manner we had done for over a decade. Instead, leading Democrats sided with neoconservative Republicans, primarily because 72% of Americans supported the war in 2003.
H. A. Goodman, The Huffington Post

North County Cares Coalition to Host a North Adams Mayoral Candidates Forum at the American Legion

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Since the former North Adams Regional Hospital abruptly closed on March 28, 2014, residents in Northern Berkshire County have been anxiously awaiting answers about the future of the region’s health care and its economy. On Tuesday night, for the first time since the closure, residents will have a chance to hear from candidates in a mayoral election. Richard Alcombright, John Barrett III and Eric Rudd will take questions from a panel of residents and from the audience during a forum moderated by Adams Town Moderator Ed Driscoll.
Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 11, 2015

Tentative Pact for RNs at Henry Mayo Valencia Hospital

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Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia have reached a tentative agreement with hospital officials on a new three-year collective bargaining pact that ends a months-long dispute, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
Sep 4, 2015

International Nurse News Round-Up

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United