NNU President Nancy Hagans, RN, to testify in support of federal ratios legislation at Senate field hearing

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NNU and New York State Nurses Association President Nancy Hagans, RN, will testify at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Friday, Oct. 27 at 9 a.m. ET in support of federal legislation supporting mandatory minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios.
National Nurses United/New York State Nurses Association
Oct 26, 2023

Celebrating Filipinx nurses

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Filipinx registered nurses are an essential part of the labor movement as rank-and-file union members and union leaders. This October as we celebrate their achievements and contributions during Filipinx American History Month, we highlight Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN, a national nurse leader who has embodied the essence of union solidarity for decades.
National Nurses United

San Benito County report bolsters RNs’ assertion that Hazel Hawkins "does not need to be in bankruptcy or sold"

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Hazel Hawkins RNs hold signs at town hall
RNs at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital plan to address the San Benito County Board of Supervisors at their Oct. 24, 2023, meeting as the county’s hired consultant will present its report, including findings and recommendations on the future of the hospital to the board.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 20, 2023

Redding nurses and health care workers to protest Shasta Regional Medical Center’s safe staffing law violations

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Registered nurses and health care workers at Prime Healthcare’s Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, Calif., will picket on Tuesday, Oct. 24, to protest management’s proposed staffing scheme because it violates California’s safe staffing law and jeopardizes patient care.
California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
Oct 20, 2023

Global Nurses United celebrates successful meeting on pandemic policy and climate change

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More than 250 nurses from 33 countries across six continents gathered to discuss the ongoing impacts the Covid-19 pandemic has had in their countries, as well as their current and future concerns about health impacts of the pervasive problem of understaffing in hospitals and clinics around the world and the climate crisis.
Global Nurses United
Oct 10, 2023