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Alhambra Hospital Nurses voting to Strike 6-9-2018

Alhambra Nurses Vote by 97 Percent to Authorize Strike

Registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (AHMC) conducted strike votes this week, after over a year of failure of management to come to the table over serious patient care issues—and the result was a resounding 97 percent yes vote

California Nurses Association
June 13, 2018

RNs advocating for guaranteed healthcare for all

New Data: Big Drop in Charity Care Provided by California Non-Profit Hospitals This Decade

Despite increased scrutiny in recent years, culminating in a decision this spring by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to reject appeals by three California hospita

California Nurses Association
June 13, 2018

Nurses are the heart of patent care

Enloe Medical Center Nurses Vote Unanimously to Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses at Enloe Medical Center in Chico have unanimously approved a new three-year contract, which RNs say will improve patient care conditions, ensure the community has acce

California Nurses Association
June 8, 2018

Calais Regional Hospital

Maine Nurses Applaud Calais Regional Hospital’s Decision to End Management Agreement With Quorum Health Resources

Registered nurses applaud Monday’s announcement by Calais Regional Hospital’s (CRH) CEO Rod Boula that Quorum Health Resources will no longer provide management services to CRH, t

Maine State Nurses Association/NNOC
June 5, 2018

Our Union. Our Rights. Our Patients.

On Day of Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Public Unions and Workers Rights, “Janus v. AFSCME,” Registered Nurses Will Hold Press Conferences at Medical Facilities Across California

On the day of the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court affecting public sector unions and workers, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, the CNA/NNU and public sector registered nurses will hold press conferences at medical facilities across California to discuss the impact of the decision.

California Nurses Association
May 31, 2018

Patients Safety Comes From Union Strength

On Day of Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Public Unions and Workers Rights, “Janus v. AFSCME” Registered Nurses Will Hold Press Conference at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago

On the day of the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court affecting public sector unions and workers, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, NNU and public sector registered nurses will hold a press conference at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago to discuss the impact of the decision.

National Nurses United
May 31, 2018

Where NNU/RNRN Volunteers Brought Aid

Nurses Condemn Fed Puerto Rico Response, as New Study Cites Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Thousands

NNU further condemned the U.S. government’s slow and inadequate response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria—given the results of a new Harvard study published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine placing the death toll from the storm at 4,645.

RNRN - Registered Nurse Response Network
May 30, 2018

• RNRN

Quality Care for Veterans

Nurses Condemn VA ‘Mission to Privatize’ Act, Urge Senate to Reject Endangering Healthcare for Veterans

National Nurses United today urged Senate members to reject S. 2372, the VA Mission Act which they called a major step towards the privatization of veterans health care which could endanger the health of millions of U.S. service veterans.

National Nurses United
May 22, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

Strong Unions Protect Our Patients

Court Attack on Workers’ Constitutional Rights the Latest Gift to Wealthy Corporations, says NNU

National Nurses United condemned the narrow Supreme Court decision today to bar workers from acting collectively to resolve illegal workplace discrimination as a “disgraceful assault on the rights of all working people” and a “direct attack on the Constitutional rights of freedom of association.”

National Nurses United
May 21, 2018

Shasta Medical Center RNs

Shasta Regional Medical Center Nurses Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement

Registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California have won a tentative three-year agreement, which adds new patient care protections and allows nurses more power to advocate for patient safety.

California Nurses Association
May 21, 2018