Nurses condemn new Florida bill as sweeping attack on higher education

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Many nurses in front of capitol building holding banner "National Nurses United: The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"
NNU today urged the rejection of a new Florida bill intended to ban funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and eliminate majors focused on the study of race and gender in Florida colleges and universities calling it an attack on students of color, women, and access for all students to essential curriculum in higher education.
National Nurses United
Feb 28, 2023

UCLA nurses to protest overcrowding in hospitals

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Group of nurses inside hospital hold signs "Patients First in the Hospital"
Registered nurses at UCLA will rally on Wednesday, March 1, outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical to demand that management end the unsafe practice of placing ER patients in hallway beds and squeezing two patients into single-occupancy rooms.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 27, 2023

UCSF nurses raise the alarm on unsafe patient care conditions

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RNs at UCSF — union members of CNA — will rally outside the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 28, to raise the alarm on crisis conditions at the hospital. RNs are especially concerned about dozens of violations of California’s nurse-to-patient ratio laws and consistent overcrowding.
California Nurses Association
Feb 26, 2023

Ventura County nurses and health care professionals to hold vigil highlighting issues that jeopardize patient care

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Registered nurses and health care professionals who work with the County of Ventura in Ventura, Calif., will hold a vigil to demand county management address ongoing staffing and retention problems which have intensified over the past few months and jeopardize patient care,
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 24, 2023

Nurses at Maine Med win back paid leave

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Group of nurses outside hospital wearing MSNA hats
After a two-month campaign, the unionized nurses at Maine Medical Center have won back the paid leave benefits that the hospital abruptly ended last December.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Feb 22, 2023

California nurses renew fight for guaranteed health care

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CalCare logo
Vowing never to back down against the corporate health care industry, CNA announced they are renewing their fight to pass CalCare. The legislation would guarantee free, comprehensive, high-quality health care to all California residents as a human right through a single-payer system.
California Nurses Association
Feb 17, 2023

Workers’ Compensation Survey

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