A champion of nurses, patients and the people: NNU Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
The 200-plus nurse members had gathered in NNU’s Oakland, Calif. office for a national conversation with Sanders—also broadcast live to thousands of additional RNs in cities from Des Moines and Chicago, to Kansas City and Orlando. Citing Sanders’ track record on supporting Medicare for all, fighting income inequality, working to end systemic racism, and “the same issues that animate nursesâ€
National Nurses United
Remarks by Bernie Sanders at National Nurses United's Endorsement
Let me begin by thanking RoseAnn DeMoro, and the 185,000 members of National Nurses United, for providing high quality healthcare to the American people. I am honored to have the support of the largest nurse’s union in this country!
berniesanders.com
Nurses at Redwood Memorial Hospital Vote to Affiliate with the California Nurses Association
Registered nurses at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Ca. voted yesterday to join the California Nurses Association, part of National Nurses United, the nation's largest organization of registered nurses.
California Nurses Association
Aug 10, 2015
Nurses Endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for President
Noting his issues “align with nurses from top to bottom,†National Nurses United, the nation’s largest organization of nurses, today endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President.
National Nurses United
Aug 10, 2015
National Nurses’ Conversation with Senator Bernie Sanders
Senator Bernie Sanders—a champion of Medicare for all, national nurse-to-patient ratios, collective bargaining rights for RNs, Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street, and more—is inviting nurses to take part in a live, nationally broadcast conversation, held at the National Nurses United office in Oakland, CA.
National Nurses United
It’s Official–Federal Labor Board Certifies California Nurses Assn. at Kaiser’s Flagship LAMC
The National Labor Relations Board today officially certified the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United as the union representative for 1,200 registered nurses at Kaiser Permanente’s flagship Southern California hospital, the Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC).
California Nurses Association
Aug 3, 2015
Poll: ObamaCare enrollees less satisfied with insurance plans
The poll from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, the research arm of the consulting firm, finds that 30 percent of people with insurance through ObamaCare’s marketplaces are satisfied with their plans. That compares with 42 percent satisfaction from people with employer-sponsored plans, 48 percent with Medicaid and 58 percent with Medicare.
Peter Sullivan, The Hill
Higher Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Means Not Only Greater Coverage, But Also State Savings
About half the states that have expanded Medicaid as part of health reform have enrolled more people than they expected, generating bigger health coverage gains but also prompting fears among some policymakers that states will thus bear higher-than-expected future costs.
Jesse Cross-Call, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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
Nurses at Las Palmas Medical Center Plan Picket
Registered nurses will hold an informational picket and rally on Thursday July 30 at Las Palmas Medical Center to urge the hospital to consistently comply with its staffing plan and take other steps to improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - Texas
Jul 30, 2015