University of Chicago Nurses Vote To Authorize a Strike
Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center overwhelming turned out on Thursday and voted by 95% to authorize nurse negotiators to call a one-day strike, if necessary, to protest the Medical Center's refusal to address staffing and patient care concerns that nurses say jeopardize the health and safety of both patients and nurses.
National Nurses United
Jan 30, 2015
Nurses and Veterans Call for Immediate Action to Improve Patient Care at Cincinnati VA
Registered nurses who work throughout the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Healthcare system will hold an informational picket Friday to draw attention to eroding patient care conditions, including chronic short staffing and barriers facing veterans who seek care at the Cincinnati VA.
National Nurses United
Jan 28, 2015
National Nurses Announce Donation to Ebola Health Work in West Africa
National Nurses United today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa.
National Nurses United
National Nurses Announce Donation to Ebola Health Work in West Africa
National Nurses United today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa.
National Nurses United
Jan 27, 2015
Press Conference and Job Fair - Monday 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m
As the hospitals in Sanford and the surrounding area experience an influx of patients, RNs at Central Florida Regional Hospital will hold a press conference and job fair on January 26 to recruit for much needed staff. The hospital currently has 116 vacancies ranging from managers to secretaries, including both full time and part-time positions.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - Forida
Jan 23, 2015
Flu fills up Worcester hospital beds; nurses say staffing not safe
WORCESTER — Elective surgeries at UMass Memorial Medical Center were canceled a week ago because no hospital beds were available for patients, in or out of the UMass Memorial network.
Over the holidays, the UMass Memorial pediatric intensive care unit was closed for a few days because it was full.
Susan Spencer, Telegram.com
Brigham Shooting Sheds New Light on Hospital Violence Legislation
It's a level of preparedness that some in the medical community said is not consistent at every hospital in the state, and the incident has shed new light on recently filed legislation that seeks to mandate training around workplace violence at every health care facility in the state.
Jessica Bartlett, Boston Business Journal
Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street Needed for Broad Economic Reform
National Nurses United today welcomed President Obama’s call to reduce income inequality in the U.S. through new taxes on financial institutions and the wealthiest Americans as a “fresh start,†but called on the White House and Congress to go farther and adopt a robust tax on Wall Street speculation to raise the “real revenue needed to repair the U.S. economy and meet the human needs still neglected by the Wall Street-created economic crash.
National Nurses United
18,000 California Nurses Win Stronger Patient Care, Workplace Protections in New Kaiser Pact
ome 18,000 California registered nurses, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU), who work at 86 Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics are voting this week on a new contract. The agreement, reached after months of negotiations, will give the RNs a stronger voice on patient care and provides breakthrough improvements in workplace protections.
Mike Hall, AFL-CIO
Nurses: Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street Needed for Broad Economic Reform
National Nurses United today welcomed President Obama’s call to reduce income inequality in the U.S. through new taxes on financial institutions and the wealthiest Americans as a “fresh start,†but called on the White House and Congress to go farther and adopt a robust tax on Wall Street speculation to raise the “real revenue needed to repair the U.S. economy and meet the human needs still neglected by the Wall Street-created economic crash.
National Nurses United
Jan 21, 2015