Union nurses to canvass this weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz
National Nurses United union members will canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket this Saturday, Oct. 12.
National Nurses United
Oct 11, 2024
Martinsburg VA nurses demand hospital administrators bargain over flexible scheduling
Registered nurses at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. will hold an informational picket on Friday, October 11 to highlight the administration’s refusal to bargain with nurses over flexible scheduling policies that would improve patient care and nurse retention.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Oct 9, 2024
National Nurses United applauds Harris plan to expand Medicare benefits
National Nurses United applauds Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand Medicare benefits to include vision, hearing, and a long-term care-at-home program.
Oct 9, 2024
Mission Hospital nurses in Asheville ratify new contract with HCA management
Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Oct 9, 2024
Palomar Health registered nurses and caregivers to hold picket for patient safety
Nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Thursday, Oct. 10 to demand management improve staffing levels, commit to the needs of the community, and address the dire need for the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses and caregivers.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and CHEU
Oct 8, 2024
Registered nurses oppose Measure X, urge voters to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public
Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, are opposed to Measure X, a ballot measure that would eliminate the public’s ownership, control, and oversight over the hospital by selling it to newly formed subsidiary, Insight Health of America, a private Michigan-based company. Hazel Hawkins is currently publicly owned and governed by the San Benito County Health Care District Board of Directors.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 8, 2024
Caring after Helene: dispatches from Asheville
“I feel like I am in the middle of living a nightmare. It is indescribable. Everything you see on the news, it is worse in person.”
That’s how Hannah Drummond, an emergency department RN and chief nurse rep at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. described the devastation Hurricane Helene wrought on the nurses’ tight-knit community, where her workplace is the main medical facility. News reports say more than 200 people have died so far from the disaster.
National Nurses United