RNs applaud the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act

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NNU applauds Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act this week. The bill, which grants full collective bargaining rights to RNs and other clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration is an essential part of ensuring that our nation’s heroes receive the highest quality care possible.
National Nurses United
Mar 22, 2024

Ventura County per diem registered nurses, health care professionals ratify five-year contract

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Ventura County Health System’s per diem registered nurses and health care professionals voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a five-year contract which includes strong measures to improve patient safety and staff retention, including historic improvements in standards for per diem nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 19, 2024

Measles: What nurses need to know

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Measles virus (MeV), also known as Rubeola, is a highly contagious aerosol-transmitted infectious disease. Globally, measles cases rose 30-fold in 2023 compared to 2022 and remain a significant cause of death among children worldwide. Despite its elimination in the United States in 2000, there remains a serious risk of outbreaks.

San Francisco nurses join board of supervisors Monday to demand answers from UCSF about acquisitions

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Registered nurses from San Francisco hospitals will hold a rally and then provide testimony at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing to demand that UCSF Medical Center answer major questions about its plans for maintaining or cutting key services and access to care at two hospitals it has recently acquired.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 14, 2024

University of California nurses to hold rally for patient safety

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UC registered nurses from across the state will hold a rally to highlight their ongoing patient safety concerns, including overcrowding in emergency departments, patient privacy violations, and the CDPH's failure to respond appropriately to these concerns with thorough and transparent investigations and reporting.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 13, 2024

University of Chicago nurses’ strike averted

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RNs at UChicago Medicine in Chicago, Ill., will not move forward with a planned March 14 strike, as nurses have reached a tentative agreement with management on a new union contract.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 11, 2024