Nurses commemorate nurses week in lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill

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Hundreds of bedside nurses from across the country began online lobbying visits in Washington, D.C. today with their federal members of Congress and senators, urging their legislators to confront the staffing crisis in hospitals across the country.
National Nurses United
May 3, 2023

Nurses rally and testify at Maine state capital for enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios

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Large group of nurses with raised fists, holding banner "Bedside Nurses Support Ratios"
Registered nurse members of the Maine State Nurses Association held a rally in Augusta, Maine, and testified at a hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee in support of the Maine Quality Care Act, a bill that would create legally enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 4, 2023

Concord nurses to hold one-day strike for fair contract

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Four nurses hold signs "We will strike for our patients"
Registered nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. will hold a one-day strike on May 3 to protest the hospital management’s refusal to address demands for fair contract. This notice follows a strike authorization vote by the Concord nurses, who want to see stronger contract measures to improve recruitment and retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 1, 2023

AR Gould nurses deliver May Day basket on International Workers’ Day to demand improved staffing for patient safety

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Three nurses inside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"
Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital delivered a May Day basket today to AR Gould CEO Greg LaFrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients the care our community deserves.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 1, 2023

Nurses urge lawmakers to reject efforts to facilitate ‘Home All Alone’ programs that allow patients requiring hospitalization to be treated at home

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Large group of nurses outside hold signs "Patients First"
California Nurses Association is calling on California lawmakers to continue to reject any moves to facilitate Home All Alone programs, which permit hospitals to treat patients at home for conditions that require hospitalization for acute inpatient-level care.
California Nurses Association
Apr 28, 2023