Nurses Open Letter to Wisconsinites – Carry on!
Peaceful protests are important tools to protect our patients, our community, and our democracy. The fight in Wisconsin continues to be an on-going an inspiration to the entire nation. As a registered nurse for 37 years, I have been part of a proud tradition of protest as well. My number one priority, as it is for all nurses, is to advocate for my patients.
University of Chicago RNs Approve New Contract, Praise ‘Safer Staffing,’ ‘Improved Respect'
University of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new collective bargaining contract with the University, National Nurses United said today.
Press Release
Jun 3, 2011
Alvarado nurses to hold candlelight vigil
Registered nurses at Alvarado Hospital plan to hold a candlelight vigil from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, as the hospital and nurses’ union enter their fourth month of contract negotiations.
San Diego Union Tribune
Crozer-Chester nurses one step closer to potential strike
The 700-member Crozer-Chester Nurses Association voted to authorize a strike this week in the event bargaining with Crozer-Keystone Health System officials breaks down.
Delaware County Times
Hospitals Eliminate 1 in 4 U.S. Emergency Rooms Since 1990, Study Finds
More than one in four U.S. emergency departments were closed in the past two decades, forcing the nation’s poor and elderly to seek care in fewer, more crowded facilities, researchers found.
Bloomberg News
Stories from Main Street
NNU Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro recently called on RNs nationwide to share stories about how the economic crisis is impacting their lives at home, and in their hospitals and communities. Their heartfelt responses were deeply moving, some of which can be read in this blog. To protect their anonymity, names have been removed. Additional stories are coming soon.
Blog
Alvarado Hospital Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil for Safe Patient Care— Wednesday
Registered nurses at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday, June 1, to highlight their concerns with staffing and patient care standards at the hospital, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
Press Release
May 31, 2011
University of Chicago RNs Win Major Gains, Nurses to Vote This Week on Tentative Pact
Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center will vote Wednesday and Thursday on a tentative contract settlement with University officials that achieves the nurses’ main goals with major improvements in patient care protections and economic and workplace standards for the RNs, as well as rejecting all of the hospital’s concessionary demands.
Press Release
May 31, 2011
University of Chicago RNs Win Significant Patient Care Gains
Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center reached a tentative contract settlement with University officials Saturday that achieves the nurses’ main negotiating goals with major improvements in patient care protections and economic and workplace standards for the RNs, as well as rejecting all of the hospital’s concessionary demands.
Press Release
May 30, 2011
Tentative Pact Ends Long Contract Fight at USC Medical
Registered nurses at University of Southern California University Hospital and USC Cancer Norris Center in Los Angeles early Friday morning reached tentative agreement with hospital officials on a new three-year contract agreement.
Press Release
May 27, 2011