Single Payer Supporters, Nurses and Patients to Converge on State Capitol to Protest Legislators Delaying Healthy California Act SB 562

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CNA and single-payer supporters rally for two days in support of SB 562
Members of California Nurses Association (CNA) and the Healthy California campaign will converge from throughout the state for a rally and a public hearing on healthcare in California in Sacramento, Wednesday, January 17, to urge legislators to move forward with SB 562.
California Nurses Association
Jan 16, 2018

Nurses Opposes Trump Administration Deportation Threats Against Salvadorans, other Immigrants Living in the U.S.

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In the wake of the Trump Administration decision this week to end the temporary protected status for over 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S., National Nurses United said today that it opposes the administration’s threats of deportation of an expanding list of Mexican, Central American and Caribbean immigrants in the U.S.

National Nurses United
Jan 10, 2018

Dennis Kucinich joins Affinity nurses’ rally

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Families and nurses shared testimonies of times when the staff of Affinity Medical Center stepped up and provided excellent care to them or loved ones. Nurses at Affinity Medical Center, patients and supporters rallied outside the hospital’s main entrance Tuesday morning to discuss the devastating effects the hospital’s closure would have on the community and those who need care.

Samantha Ickes, CantonRep.com

It's Time To Move The Healthy California Act ( S.B. 562) Forward!

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California has an opportunity to make healthcare a human right and guarantee it to everyone in the Golden State. CNA/NNU Legislative Advocate Stephanie Roberson updates us on the status of S.B. 562 and what you can do to support it.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

Affinity RNs to Describe Impact on Public Health Posed by Hospital Closure Threat Pledge to Work with Elected Leaders, Community to Save Hospital

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Affinity Medical Center of Massillon, OH

Registered Nurses who work at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Oh. will hold a press briefing in front of the hospital Tuesday morning to discuss the likely effects of the threatened closure of the hospital on public health in the region.

What: Press Conference with Affinity Medical Center RNs
When: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 10 a.m.
Where: In front of Affinity Medical Center,
875 8th St., outside 8th Street entrance, Main Entrance, Massillon, Oh

National Nurses United
Jan 8, 2018

International Nurse News Round-Up

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United

Nurses Catch Assembly Speaker in Lie About Healthy California Bill

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Healthcare is a Human Right
The nearly 100,000 registered nurses of the California Nurses Association (CNA)—co-sponsors of SB 562, the Healthy California Act, which would guarantee healthcare to all Californians—strongly condemn California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s statement that SB 562 sponsors have “sat on their hands and done nothing the past six months.”
California Nurses Association
Jan 4, 2018