Nurses’ safe staffing bill is voted “ought to pass” out of Labor and Housing Committee
The Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing of the Maine State Legislature voted to support LD 1639, the Maine Quality Care Act. If passed by the full state legislature, the bill will set enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine’s hospitals.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 24, 2023
ABSMC pay discrepancy reporting
If you are a Alta Bates or Herrick nurse and want to report payroll issues please email your labor representative.
As the Covid public health emergency declaration comes to an end, here’s what nurses want you to know
On May 11 the Covid public health emergency declaration expired. With this emergency era concluding, have hospital executives learned lessons that will help them better protect patients in a future emergency? Ask any nurse, and you will get a resounding, “No.”
Bonnie Castillo, RN
Hazel Hawkins RNs demand transparency as board of directors considers Chapter 9 bankruptcy
Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., are asking the public to join them in demanding that the Board of Directors of the San Benito Health Care District be transparent about the hospital’s fiscal crisis.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 19, 2023
Honoring Filipinx American Nurses in Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is the time to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of the AAPI nurses in our country. This month we expand the rich history of Filipinx American nurses with stories of RN members of CNA/NNU who are part of that proud tradition.
National Nurses United
Medicare for All bill applauded by National Nurses United
Nurses across the country applaud the reintroduction of Medicare for All legislation in Congress by Sen. Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Senate and Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Debbie Dingell in the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Nurses United
May 17, 2023
National Nurses United applauds paid leave legislation
The FAMILY Act would establish the first national paid family and medical leave program in the country, ensuring that every worker has access to paid leave for every serious medical event, each time it is needed.
National Nurses United
May 17, 2023
Making history
As we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the nurses of Chinese Hospital are a living, inspiring example of the courage, determination, resilience, and solidarity Asian Americans in the United States have displayed in fighting for social justice for themselves, their patients, and their communities.
National Nurses United
Nursing our way to health care freedom
Juneteenth is a fitting time to recognize what union nurses are doing to fight racism in their workplaces and to ensure that all patients are getting the care they need.
National Nurses United