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RNs' #BernieBus to visit Kissimmee, FL Friday as part of nationwide tour

Encouraged and energized by Bernie Sanders’ Super Tuesday wins in Minnesota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Vermont, and a virtual tie in Massachusetts, National Nurses United RN members continue their tour of Florida with events in Kissimmee in advance of the state’s primary on March 15.

National Nurses United
March 4, 2016

Breakthrough – Tentative Pacts for Sutter Alta Bates, Cal Pacific Hospital RNs

Registered nurses at some of the biggest hospitals in San Francisco and the East Bay have reached breakthrough agreements with Sutter Health, capping a wave of contract settlements for some 8,000 RNs that follow years of contentious disputes that have in prior years included short term strikes and other multiple protests, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.

California Nurses Association
March 3, 2016

Nurses’ #BernieBus visits Florida

National Nurses United RN members are redoubling efforts to elect their endorsed presidential candidate, with its southern #BernieBus cruising into Florida today in advance of the state’s primary on March 15 to educate voters about why the nation’s most trusted profession trusts Bernie Sanders.

National Nurses United
March 3, 2016

NNU's #Berniebus Zooms Into Chicago For Early Voting

The National Nurses United (NNU) #BernieBus debuts in Chicago as Sen. Bernie Sanders and the rest of the Reclaim Chicago slate gear up for the March 15, 2016 primary.

Reclaim Chicago
March 3, 2016

Today Nurses #BernieBus Arrives in Wisconsin

Nurses aboard National Nurses United’s #BernieBus, which has been driving through early voting and Super Tuesday states across the U.S., will pay its first visit to Wisconsin, Wednesday, March 2, to conduct voter outreach in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead up to the state's April 5th primary.

National Nurses United
March 2, 2016

With Sanders Winning Three States on Super Tuesday, Nurses Endorse Call for 50 Strategy

On the heels of a Super Tuesday election in which Sen. Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton 3-2 in states that voted Democratic in the last two general elections, National Nurses United, the first national organization to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, heartily endorsed Sanders pledge made to voters and the media to carry the message of his campaign to voters in all 50 states.

National Nurses United
March 2, 2016

Nurses on the #BernieBus get out the Georgia vote for Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday

This Super Tuesday, National Nurses United registered nurse members from across the country are busy getting out the vote for Bernie Sanders in Atlanta, Ga., working with local union members to canvass and phone bank.

National Nurses United
March 1, 2016

Today NLRB Trial Against Mega Chain Community Health Systems Begins in Cleveland, Ohio

On Monday, Feb. 29, the National Labor Relations Board trial against mega hospital chain Community Health Systems begins in Cleveland, Oh.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2016

Today Students, Nurses, and Activists Rally at California Democratic Convention to Support Bernie

On Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, students, registered nurses, and other union and community members will rally at the California Democrats State Convention to show support for presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

National Nurses United
February 27, 2016

Texas RNs Plan GOTV Mobilization for Sanders in El Paso

This Wednesday, with less than a week to the Texas Primary on March 1, Super Tuesday, registered nurses from across Texas will gather in El Paso to ‘get out the vote’ for the candidate they say best supports nurses' values of caring, compassion and community, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

National Nurses United
February 24, 2016