Chicago Strike Off- RNs, University of Chicago Reach Tentative Agreement to Settle Dispute
Following an intensive day of contract talks, University of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses and hospital administrators reached a tentative agreement late Monday night on a new collective bargaining agreement, National Nurses United announced Tuesday morning.
National Nurses United
Apr 28, 2015
Senate Health Committee to Consider CA Charity Care & ‘Observation’ Standards Care Bills
First hearings on two RN-sponsored California bills, to hold California non-profit hospitals accountable on how much charity care and community benefit services they provide in return for their tax-exempt status and to address the hospital abuse of “observation†status, are scheduled for their first public airing this week by the Senate Health Committee.
California Nurses Association
Apr 27, 2015
RNRN Statement on the Devastating Earthquake in Nepal
RNRN staff have been closely monitoring and and have been in touch with our disaster relief allies as events unfold in Nepal after the devastating 7.8 earthquake struck this past Saturday.
RN Response Network
Nurse Ann Wayt wins $2 million union organizing case against Massillon hospital
MASSILLON, Ohio – Ann Wayt recently won a $2 million award against Affinity Medical Center after the hospital fired her and attempted to ruin her reputation for helping unionize nurses.
Many may think the size of the jury award the most important words in that sentence. For Wayt, a registered nurse for 38 years, one word stands out as the most important -- "reputation." She had always excelled at nursing, especially in patient care. The hospital had even admitted that, giving her its Nurse Excellence Award in 2008.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thousands of RNs to Strike California Hospitals Thursday, Friday
More than 2,500 registered nurses who work at five Sutter corporation hospitals will go on strike for one-day Thursday April 30, among some 6,400 RNs who will participate in walkouts next week at various hospitals in California and Illinois.
California Nurses Association
Apr 27, 2015
University of Chicago RNs Set to Strike April 30
Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days following the strike.
National Nurses United
Apr 27, 2015
San Bernardino County Supervisors Approve 2-year Agreement with Nurses Union
San Bernardino County supervisors this week approved a two-year agreement with the union representing 1,200 registered nurses employed by the county.
Jim Steinberg, The Sun
RNs on Labor Board to Overturn Huntington Election, Say Hospital Created Atmosphere of ‘Fear'
Citing more than 40 violations of federal workplace protections that made a “free and fair election impossible,†the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has called on federal officials to overturn the disputed election at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Ca.
California Nurses Association
Apr 24, 2015
Guest commentary: Community just can’t allow Thunder Road to close
For many of our youth, Thunder Road represents a safe haven where they receive wraparound assistance to help them regain control of their lives and successfully reenter their schools and communities. As the only center of its kind in the nine-county Bay Area to serve these young people, it's is a vital resource to our community that cannot be lost.
L. Karen Monroe, Contra Costa Times
WARNING: The TPP is a hazard to your health and our Democracy!
Please take a few minutes and listen to Political Director for National Nurses United, Ken Zinn as he talks about why it is critical to call your elected officials immediately and tell them to vote NO on Fast Tracking the Trans Pacific Partnership!
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio