Nurses to Get Out the Vote for Sanders in New Hampshire

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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

Westminster hospital nurses ratify union contract

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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

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

West Virginia RNs Speak Out Against Anti-Worker Legislation

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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

NLRB Rules in Favor of Illegally Terminated Huntington Memorial Nurses

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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