NNU Welcomes 600 New RN Members in West Virginia, Ohio Hospitals
National Nurses United is extremely honored to welcome the decision of 600 Registered Nurses at three hospitals in West Virginia and Ohio to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee/NNU. RNs at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, W. Va., Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, W.Va., and Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Oh. voted August 30 and 31 to join NNOC/NNU.
NNOC Blog
RNs at Manhattan VA Spreading the Word on Patient Care
It started strong on the streets of midtown Manhattan. By 9 am, 30 RNs had distributed 1,000 leaflets outside the Manhattan VA Hospital, part of the New York Harbor Healthcare System, to a very interested and concerned community.
NNU Blog
Manhattan VA Hospitals Nurses Put Patient Care Issues To Community
Registered nurses at the Manhattan VA Hospital, part of the New York Harbor Healthcare System, are to participate in informational leafleting on Wednesday, August 29, to share with the community details of conditions within the facility that they believe undercut patient care standards. The nurses are members of National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the country.
NNU Press Release
Aug 29, 2012
NNU Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to Top 100 Most Influential Healthcare List for 11th Straight Year
National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro has won national recognition once again as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare†– the only advocate for nurses or other working people on a list published annually by Modern Healthcare, a prominent national healthcare industry publication.
NNU
Aug 27, 2012
RNs Denounce Sutter’s Devastating Closure of Major Unit for Chronic Severely Ill Patients
Registered nurses from throughout the Bay Area will join their Sutter nurse colleagues Thursday in front of Herrick Hospital to protest the large hospital chain’s closure of another vital healthcare service, the pulmonary sub-acute unit (PSAU), the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
CNA Press Release
Aug 23, 2012
Children to Hold Lemonade Stand to Fight to Keep Kaiser Hayward’s Pediatrics Unit Open
HAYWARD-Children, parents, and concerned community members along with RNs will be picketing and selling lemonade Wednesday at noon to protest Kaiser Permanente’s plans to close in 2014 the pediatrics unit in Hayward, for children in need of hospitalization, the California Nurses Association/ National Nurses United announced today. Wednesday’s action is part of a growing and heated battle to keep the unit open;in mid-April a spirited protest was attended by more than 400 people.
CNA press release
Aug 20, 2012
Save Our State from the Bungling Billionaires
Nurses, Teachers, Scour Yacht Club Tuesday to Expose Secret Wealthy Donors to Anti-Prop. 30 Campaign
CNA press release
Aug 20, 2012
Former Wells Fargo Employee Says Company Fired Him Over Daughter's Cancer Costs
According to the suit, his daughter's treatment needs forced Gonzalez to work irregular hours, often away from his office at the company's Palm Beach branch. Between 2009 and 2010, Wells Fargo made several changes to its time records management system, including a new rule prohibiting employees from logging time previously worked.
Crain Communications Inc.
Are nonprofit hospitals scamming patients and communities?
Many private nonprofit California hospitals, especially those that are part of big corporate chains like Sutter and Kaiser Permanente appear to be exploiting their tax-exempt status by accumulating huge profits, and handing top execs massive pay packages while providing scant charity care in return.
Nurses: Collective Bargaining Keeps Our Patients Safe
Citizens should be allowed to vote on protecting the collective bargaining rights that enable nurses to protect patients and negotiate for safe staffing that saves lives, members of Michigan’s largest association of registered nurses said today.
Michigan Nurses Association
Aug 16, 2012