RNs, Community Members Hold Sit In at Offices of Rep. Jim Costa, Urge No Vote on Fast Track/TPP
National Nurses United announced that that its nurse members will be joining a sit in, along with community organizations, at the offices of Rep. Jim Costa today urging him to shift his position and vote “No†on dangerous trade deals that have dire consequences for public health and patient safety.
California Nurses Association
Jun 16, 2015
Nurses, Community Leaders Will Speak Out on Threats to Patient Care at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
Registered Nurses will hold a town hall meeting at the Valencia Branch of the Santa Clarita Public Library this Wednesday evening to let the public know what they are doing to insure quality patient care at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.
California Nurses Association
Jun 16, 2015
RNs Report Back From Sea on the Continuing Promise Mission to 11 Countries with U.S. Service Members
It is now two months into the Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) mission, on which the nurses have joined joint military personnel and health care professionals, engineers, veterinarians and environmental health experts for a humanitarian assistance mission that includes mission stops in 11 countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
RN Response Network
California Nurses, Teachers Oppose Phillips 66 Oil Train Project
The 120,000-member California Federation of Teachers yesterday voted to add their voice to the growing community of nurses and teachers opposed to the Phillips 66 oil train project.
California Nurses Association
Jun 15, 2015
Fast Track Stalled by House Vote, RNs Seek to Derail For Good
As a House of Representatives vote Friday stalled Fast Track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, National Nurses United (NNU)—the largest organization of nurses in the country—has announced that its 190,000 members are doubling down pressure on Congress to derail Fast Track for good.
National Nurses United
Jun 15, 2015
UMass Memorial Medical Center Nurses Ratify New One-Year Contract
WORCESTER, MA – After just a handful of negotiating sessions held over the last two months, the 2,214 nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association at the UMass Memorial and UMass University campuses have cast overwhelming votes to ratify respective one-year contracts that provide the nurses with needed staffing increases, a modest pay raise and a novel “Respectful Relationship†clause that the nurses hope will lead to safer care for patients and a more satisfying environment.
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Jun 15, 2015
A Win For Public Health, For Now: Fast Track Stalled by Today’s Vote
As a House of Representatives vote Friday stalled Fast Track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, National Nurses United (NNU) —the largest organization of nurses in the country—has announced that its 190,000 members are doubling down pressure on Congress to derail Fast Track for good.
National Nurses United
Jun 13, 2015
Fast Track/TPP Stalled Today. We Must Kill it for Good!
Nurses and supporters have never had a more critical time to hold our ground! In an important vote, Fast Track authority was stalled on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today. But the corporate opponents of public health are pushing for a reconsideration either on Monday or Tuesday. We must act this weekend to stop Fast Track for good—as it could pave the way for corporations to overturn nurse-to-patient ratios, for medication costs to skyrocket, and other public health threats.
National Nurses United
Are hospitals price-gouging some patients?
A new study published in the journal “Health Affairs,†is claiming 50 hospitals are billing uninsured patients more than 10 times the cost of care set by Medicare. Jean Ross, Co-President of National Nurses United joins Tamron Hall on NewsNation.
MSNBC
Registered Nurses Urge DC Council to Protect Patients
Washington, D.C. – Registered nurses filled the District of Columbia Council chamber today to urge the council’s Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to improve public safety and protect vulnerable hospital patients by enacting the Patient Protection Act.
National Nurses United
Jun 11, 2015