Steward Holy Family Hospital RNs Vote 70 Percent to join Massachusetts Nurses Association
Culminating a two-year effort to win union representation to improve patient care, registered nurses at Steward Holy Family Hospital voted last night by 70 percent to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United (MNA/NNU), the state and nation’s pre-eminent organization of RNs.
Press Release
Jul 12, 2011
Nurses Join Ralph Nader for Debating Taboos Event
While many – far too many – politicians in Washington are fixated on making cuts in our most vital programs that protect American families while refusing to demand those who created our economic freefall pay up to help rebuild this nation, at least some have a broader vision.
Blog
Why Social Security matters to an El Cerrito RN
I am just one of so many. I am working and nearing retirement age. My son has had jobs since he was 15 and actually likes to work but his full-time job currently is "applying and interviewing for jobs."
Main Street Blog
When health insurance isn't enough
New studies suggest that coverage doesn't protect Americans from going bankrupt over medical costs
Salon.com
How health cuts are killing women
As Republicans push for bigger budget cuts, slashed public health programmes mean maternal mortality is already ticking up
The Guardian/UK
First Study of Its Kind Shows Benefits of Providing Medical Insurance to Poor
When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less depressed and are better able to maintain financial stability, according to a new, large-scale study that provides the first rigorously controlled assessment of the impact of Medicaid
New York Times
Nurses Call for Tax on Wall Street Trades, Not Cuts in Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid
The nation’s leading nurses’ organization, National Nurses United, today called on the Obama administration and Congress to oppose cuts in Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid, and instead increase national revenues with a tax on major Wall Street speculative activity.
Press Release
Jul 7, 2011
Candlelight Vigil for Safe Patient Care Wednesday, Los Angeles
Registered nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday, July 6, to highlight their concerns with chronic understaffing, nurses unable to safely take a meal break during their 12-hour shifts, and the closures of vital patient care units at the hospital, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
Press Release
Jul 6, 2011
Mandatory Voting: Taboo Topic
The first nationally televised debate (C-SPAN) on the subject of mandatory voting, or voting duty, occurred in Washington D.C. on June 27, 2011. Why did it take so long? Because discussing this topic has been a taboo in electoral, legislative and main media arenas.
In The Public Interest
The Wageless, Profitable Recovery
Economists at Northeastern University have found that the current economic recovery in the United States has been unusually skewed in favor of corporate profits and against increased wages for workers.
New York Times Blog