TAMC Nurses to Hold Strike, Rally July 22, 23
Nurses at The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) will hold a strike on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23—with a rally and press conference at noon on the 22nd—to highlight management’s refusal to address key issues throughout the facility, including safe patient handling and the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
Jul 21, 2016
Essex County Legislators Call on Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack to Negotiate a Fair Contract
The state legislative delegation this week sent a letter to the Steward Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley's (HFHMV) president, Joseph Roach, urging him to “negotiate a fair contract with the nurses so they can continue to provide the best care to the people of our communities.â€
David Schildmeier and Joe Markman, Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 21, 2016
Nurses to Co-Host Sanders-Sponsored Convention Forum On Guaranteed Healthcare/Medicare for All
National Nurses United will co-host a forum Monday on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention on the road ahead to continue the campaign for guaranteed healthcare through an improved and expanded Medicare for all.
National Nurses United
Jul 21, 2016
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
SLU Hospital nurses picket over unsafe working conditions
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nurses at St. Louis University Hospital are speaking out about what they are calling unsafe working conditions.
Nora Farrell, KMOV St. Louis
The NLRB Strikes Another Blow Against Employers Shortchanging Workers
Labor regulators have had their hands full keeping track of all the methods employers use to disavow responsibility for their employees. In a decision issued Monday, the National Labor Relations Board drew a firm line through one maneuver that has hamstrung union organizing in shops that employ “permatemps†and contract workers side by side with direct employees.
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
Nurses Call on Berkeley City Council to Demand Sutter End Plans to Close Alta Bates Hospital
Prodded on by a room full of registered nurses and community supporters, the Berkeley City Council Tuesday night unanimously passed a resolution opposing Sutter Health’s plans to close Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley and to “cease and desist all actions in furtherance†of plans to shut down the hospital.
California Nurses Association
Jul 13, 2016
TAMC Nurses Set Two-Day Strike, July 22-23
With no significant progress at the bargaining table since their overwhelming recent vote to authorize a strike, TAMC nurses delivered a 10-day notice yesterday of their intent to strike on July 22 and 23—and have made an unconditional offer to return on July 24.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
Jul 13, 2016
National Nurses United Statement on Latest Plague of Shootings
National Nurses United adds its voice to Americans across the political spectrum who are appalled at the shootings this week in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas.
National Nurses United
Jul 12, 2016
St. Joseph Health Nurses Vote by 97 Percent Statewide to Authorize Potential Strikes
Nurses at St. Joseph Hospital (Eureka), Queen of the Valley (Napa) and St. Mary’s (Apple Valley) recently conducted strike votes, and the result statewide was a resounding 97 percent yes vote in favor of authorizing strikes, if necessary, California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Jul 12, 2016