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Join Nurses - Save Providence Hospital

D.C. Catholic Leaders and Organizations Call for Providence Hospital to Stay Open

A group of Catholic leaders and organizations from the District of Columbia came together today to issue “A Call to Keep Providence Hospital Open.”

National Nurses United
November 29, 2018

I'm a Patient Advocate

Nurses, Community Leaders to Discuss New Reports Documenting Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Failure to Provide Adequate Charity Care and Address Problems in Patient Care

Johns Hopkins nurses will present three new reports documenting patient care concerns at the hospital and how these concerns extend far into the city of Baltimore at a town hall planned for Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

National Nurses United
November 29, 2018

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

Event Canceled - Medicare For All Town Hall Featuring Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

The recently formed Medicare for All Coalition will hold a town hall with U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D, IL-9) at Sullivan High School, 6631 N Bosworth Ave, Chicago, on Monday, November, 26, 2018, 6:00-8:00 pm. The public is welcome.

National Nurses United
November 23, 2018

On Strike For Safe Patient Care

Registered Nurses Call One-Day Strike November 27 to Protest Eroding Patient Care Conditions at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and Little Company of Mary Medical Center in San Pedro

“We are being asked to do more with less, and we don’t have the tools we need to give our patients the best quality care. Management is turning a deaf ear to our concerns and we feel we have no choice but to strike,” said Sudie Cunnane, a registered nurse at St. John’s Health Center for 24 years.

California Nurses Association
November 20, 2018

Quality Care For Veterans

RNs File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Secretary Wilkie Alleging Illegal Tactics to Deny Union Protections and Silence RNs Ability to Advocate for Veterans

Nurses say by denying their union protections, the VA is attempting to limit a Veterans Affairs nurse’s ability to advocate for the highest quality of patient care.

National Nurses United
November 16, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

Camp Fire tears through Paradise, CA

RN Response Network Sends Volunteer Nurses to Butte County in Aftermath of California Wildfires

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) is sending volunteer nurses to Butte County, California to assist in responding to the disaster created by the deadly Camp Fire, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.

RN Response Network
November 16, 2018

• RNRN

Workplace Violence Puts Everyone At Risk

Nurses Applaud Introduction of Federal Legislation to Prevent Workplace Violence in Health Care, Social Service Settings

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, HR 7141, introduced today by Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2).

National Nurses United
November 16, 2018

Join Nurses - Save Providence Hospital

Nurses, Labor and Faith Leaders Demand State Health Agency Keep Providence Hospital Open

Registered nurses and caregivers, along with community, faith and labor leaders, will provide testimony to the D.C. State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) on the detrimental effects closing Providence Hospital will have on East D.C. communities.

National Nurses United
November 15, 2018

RN’s at Methodist Hospital of Southern California

RNs at Methodist Hospital of Southern California Vote to Join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia, CA voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the state’s largest RN union, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU). This vote represents the largest number of non-union nurses in Southern California to join a union in at least five years.

California Nurses Association
November 14, 2018

Johns Hopkins Nurses for Improved Patient Care

Labor Board Finds Merit to Third Allegation That Johns Hopkins Violated Federal Law in Restricting Rights of RNs

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined there is merit to a third allegation that Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore is violating federal labor law in restricting the rights of its registered nurses who are seeking union representation, the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) announced today.

National Nurses United
November 14, 2018