Nurses to Get Out the Vote for Sanders in New Hampshire
Registered nurses from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine will gather in Manchester, NH Monday and Tuesday in the final push to get out the vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders in the first in the nation primary Tuesday.
National Nurses United
Feb 9, 2016
West Virginia Nurses Speak Out Against Proposed "Right-to-Work" Law
Registered nurses and other concerned West Virginians will hold a press conference Thursday to support Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's expected veto of the controversial so-called "right-to-work" legislation that will soon be sent to his desk.
National Nurses United
Feb 9, 2016
I'm a woman and I will vote for the best feminist for president: Bernie Sanders
I am a feminist. And I would like to one day break the glass ceiling with a progressive woman who sees class and race as fundamental problems in American society.
RoseAnn DeMoro writgin for the Gaurdian
Westminster hospital nurses ratify union contract
After more than two years of conflict over wages, working conditions and patient safety, 150 registered nurses at Kindred Hospital Westminster, a 109-bed acute care facility, ratified a collective bargaining agreement this week.
Margot Roosevelt, The Orange County Register
CDC Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Caring for Patients with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
Update February 5, 2016 - Revised guidelines for the Zika virus were released by the CDC today. Learn more how this emerging threat will affect your patients.
National Nurses United
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
West Virginia RNs Speak Out Against Anti-Worker Legislation
West Virginia registered nurses are calling on state residents to join them in opposing controversial state legislation that say would erode public health and patient protections as well as worker and union rights.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
Feb 4, 2016
Registered Nurses at Kindred Westminster Ratify First CNA Contract
Registered nurses at Kindred Hospital Westminster (KHW) in Westminster, Ca. are celebrating the ratification of their first-ever collective bargaining agreement—overwhelmingly approved this week—the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Feb 4, 2016
Growing Threat of Violence in Health Care Not Taken Seriously By Employers
Ongoing violence against nurses at hospitals like Brigham and Women’s and Worcester Recovery Center reinforces alarming results of new Massachusetts Nurses Association workplace violence survey
David Schildmeier and Joe Markman, Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 4, 2016
NLRB Rules in Favor of Illegally Terminated Huntington Memorial Nurses
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on Friday, January 29, that they found merit to all the allegations that registered nurses, Allysha Almada and Vicki Lin, were illegally fired from Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Nurses will hold a press conference on Thursday to celebrate the NLRB decision and discuss next steps in their efforts to improve the quality of patient care and form a union at the hospital.
California Nurses Association
Feb 4, 2016