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CNA Statement on Sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals

In response to the announcement that the Daughters of Charity Health System has selected BlueMountain Capital Management as a buyer for its six hospital system, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today said it will press Blue Mountain and DCHS to keep open all the hospitals, retain current patient services, and honor the collective bargaining rights and current standards for DCHS employees.

California Nurses Association
July 17, 2015

Major Settlement – Tentative Pact for RNs at LA-Area Providence Hospitals

Registered nurses at three hospitals operated by the Providence Health and Services chain reached a tentative contract settlement early Wednesday with hospital officials at three Los Angeles area hospitals that they say addresses key concerns about staffing and pay equity.

National Nurses United
July 17, 2015

Events Across U.S. July 30 as Medicare Turns 50

Registered nurses will join actions in over 25 U.S. cities July 30 to honor Medicare and Medicaid's 50th anniversary with a National Day of Action celebrating the theme, "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie" – and call on policy makers to protect, improve, and expand Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay.

National Nurses United
July 16, 2015

Applauding Patient Care Gains, RNs at Eastern Maine Medical Center Ratify New Contract

At a membership meeting Friday, registered nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective bargaining contract with the hospital, the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United (MSNA/NNU) announced today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
July 10, 2015

Redwood Memorial RNs Seek Election To Join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Ca. today petitioned the federal labor board for an election to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, California’s largest nurses organization.

California Nurses Association
July 8, 2015

Eastern Maine Medical Center Nurses Reach Pact With Hospital

Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center reached a tentative agreement with hospital officials early Wednesday

Maine State Nurses Association
July 8, 2015

DC Council Committee Passes Key Bill to Protect Hospital Patients with Safe RN Staffing

Registered nurses who work in hospitals across the District of Columbia applauded a vote today by the District Council’s Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs to approve safe hospital staffing legislation that would improve public safety and protect vulnerable hospital patients. The BCRA committee approved the bill by a vote of 4 to 1.

National Nurses United - Heal DC
July 7, 2015

Lahey Health Nurses Go Public with Concerns for Patient Safety

Exhausted nurses who work at Lahey Health’s Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester are sounding the alarm and taking action to address unsafe patient care conditions at their facilities, as Lahey management is deliberately and repeatedly forcing nurses to work mandatory overtime in direct violation of a 2012 state law that prohibits the dangerous practice as an alternative to providing safe RN staffing.

David Schildmeier, Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 7, 2015

City of Hope RNs Approve New Union Contract Cite Strong Patient Care, Economic Improvements

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. near Los Angeles voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to approve a new, three-year collective bargaining contract they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, as well as provide good economic gains. The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United represents some 850 City of Hope RNs.

California Nurses Association
July 2, 2015

Nurses Call Two-Day Strike at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Press Hospital to Address Safe Staffing

Registered nurses have called a two-day strike July 13 and 14 at Eastern Maine Medical Center to press hospital officials to finally address nurses’ concerns over unsafe staffing at the hospital. Negotiations have been on going since April with little movement over the key issue of safe staffing. Thursday morning, the RNs delivered a 10-day notice to hospital officials of their intent to strike, while noting that the RN negotiating team will continue to be available to bargain up to that deadline.

National Nurses United
July 2, 2015