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Nurses Welcome Introduction of Legislation to Improve Veterans’ Health Care

Registered nurses today applauded the introduction of federal legislation to improve patient care for veterans, ensure equity among federal health care workers, and enable the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain a strong health care work force to serve the nation’s veterans.

National Nurses United
April 30, 2015

• Veterans Affairs

Thousands of RNs Set to Strike Five Sutter Hospitals Thursday

Registered nurses will be on strike at hospitals operated by the profitable Sutter corporation Thursday in a one-day walkout protesting inadequate staffing and other patient care concerns and corporate demands for some 130 cuts in health coverage for the RNs and their families.

California Nurses Association
April 29, 2015

RN Strikes Thursday, Friday at 3 Big Los Angeles Hospitals

Thousands of California registered nurses will be on strike this week, including RNs at three major Southern California area hospitals in Los Angeles, Torrance, and Santa Monica who are among some 5,000 California RNs who will join walkouts on those days.

California Nurses Association
April 29, 2015

Neutral Factfinder Rejects Salinas Hospital’s Plan to Eliminate Charge Nurses

An impartial fact finding report made public today on the dispute between Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and its registered nurses endorses many of the central issues raised by the RNs on patient care delivery and a controversial restructuring plan sought by the hospital.

California Nurses Association
April 29, 2015

Chicago Strike Off- RNs, University of Chicago Reach Tentative Agreement to Settle Dispute

Following an intensive day of contract talks, University of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses and hospital administrators reached a tentative agreement late Monday night on a new collective bargaining agreement, National Nurses United announced Tuesday morning.

National Nurses United
April 28, 2015

Senate Health Committee to Consider CA Charity Care & ‘Observation’ Standards Care Bills

First hearings on two RN-sponsored California bills, to hold California non-profit hospitals accountable on how much charity care and community benefit services they provide in return for their tax-exempt status and to address the hospital abuse of “observation” status, are scheduled for their first public airing this week by the Senate Health Committee.

California Nurses Association
April 27, 2015

Thousands of RNs to Strike California Hospitals Thursday, Friday

More than 2,500 registered nurses who work at five Sutter corporation hospitals will go on strike for one-day Thursday April 30, among some 6,400 RNs who will participate in walkouts next week at various hospitals in California and Illinois.

California Nurses Association
April 27, 2015

University of Chicago RNs Set to Strike April 30

Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days following the strike.

National Nurses United
April 27, 2015

RNs on Labor Board to Overturn Huntington Election, Say Hospital Created Atmosphere of ‘Fear'

Citing more than 40 violations of federal workplace protections that made a “free and fair election impossible,” the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has called on federal officials to overturn the disputed election at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Ca.

California Nurses Association
April 24, 2015

Nurses Strengthen Patient Advocacy, Retain Experienced RNs In New Contract With USC- Verdugo Hills

Registered nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a first union contract with hospital management, culminating a yearlong campaign persuading the University of Southern California to invest in patient care improvements at the hospital. The agreement includes contract protections for nurses to advocate for improved patient care, as well as wage and benefit improvements to enhance recruitment and retention at the hospital.

National Nurses United
April 23, 2015