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Truth-Out
January 2, 2018
An Overpass Light Brigade protest in support of Medicare for All in Madison, Wisconsin, July 18, 2017. (Photo: depthandtime / Flickr). Medicare for All has quickly become a principal rallying cry for many progressives and leftists alike. Organizations ranging from Our Revolution, National Nurses United andÃÂ ...
Common Dreams
January 2, 2018
Though Rendon received plenty of criticism from the major backers of the bill, including the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) and the Healthy California campaign, its supporters have continued to push for its passage, sweeping the state with a tireless door-to-doorÃÂ ...
Petaluma Argus Courier
December 21, 2017
He said that CNA, which is affiliated with National Nurses United, did not fight hard enough for contract provisions, including minimum staffing levels, which local nurses said were important. He said the new union provides local control as the nurses prepare to negotiate a new deal with St. Joseph.
Common Dreams
December 18, 2017
WASHINGTON - Citing his responsibility for “blatant price gouging” that posed severe harm for people with diabetes, and support for cuts in the vital Medicaid program, National Nurses United (NNU) is urging the Senate Finance Committee, as well as the full Senate, to reject the nomination of Alex Azar asÃÂ ...
Common Dreams
December 18, 2017
WASHINGTON - National Nurses United (NNU) is urging Congress members to reject the revised tax overhaul bill when, as expected, it comes to a ... National Nurses United, with close to 185,000 members in every state, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in US history.
KPBS
December 14, 2017
Nurses at VA San Diego Health Care rallied in La Jolla to draw attention to what they say is low morale and staffing shortages at the local hospital that treats veterans. Members of National Nurses United surveyed members and found 71 percent said they considered leaving the veterans hospital in the lastÃÂ ...
NBC 7 San Diego
December 13, 2017
The nurses, who are represented by the National Nurses United union, said they are often ignored, punished or bullied when they complain about working conditions. “Instead of fairness, there is favoritism,” said Dante Trinidad, a military veteran and registered nurse at the VA hospital in La Jolla. “Instead ofÃÂ ...
LGBT Weekly
December 31, 1999
“Nurses are duty bound to advocate for our patients, and we know, year after year, when it is reflected that we are the most trusted profession—that our patients, their families and the public can feel the depth of our commitment,” said Jean Ross, RN and Co-President of National Nurses United (NNU).
Redding Record Searchlight
December 31, 1999
Registered nurses voted in September to join the California Nurses Association, affiliated with National Nurses United. The national group says it has more than 150,000 members in each state and calls itself the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in U.S. history. Kelly said theÃÂ ...
BuzzFeed News
March 8, 2017
RoseAnn DeMoro, the executive director of National Nurses United and a fierce Bernie Sanders backer in the 2016 primary, said that a Pence administration would still push out policies her union opposes.
Common Dreams
March 8, 2017
WASHINGTON - On International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8th, women are rising at a massive rally in DC - WOMEN WORKERS RISING.
AlterNet
March 8, 2017
Members of Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) and National Nurses United were among the groups that joined to show their dissent in the protest organized by Bay Resistance.
Washington Examiner
March 8, 2017
When Sarah* began working as a nurse at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, during the summer of 2015, she thought she had finally found her dream job in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
CNN
March 8, 2017
... and Surgeons told the pro-Trump outlet Brietbart that the bill was basically no different from Obamacare and not worth supporting.
Chicago Tonight | WTTW
March 7, 2017
The request came in a January letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel from representatives of two national organizations, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Illinois chapter of National Nurses United, and two local groups, Southeast Environmental TaskÃÂ ...
The Nation.
March 7, 2017
The action is being organized by One Billion Rising in coalition with at least eight union or worker organizations, including National Nurses United, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, OUR Walmart, the American Federation of Teachers, Jobs withÃÂ ...
Gilmer Mirror
March 6, 2017
National Nurses United today called on members of the Texas Senate to defeat "disgraceful" legislation that would encourage doctors to lie to pregnant women about potential birth defects of fetuses they are carrying - and bar legal redress for women ...
Ocala
March 5, 2017
Four speakers are scheduled, one each from the AFL-CIO union; the National Nurses United union; the Marion Educational Association, which represents school workers; and the Rev.
Lexology (registration)
March 3, 2017
In a 240-218 vote, nurses at 21 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern and Central California voted in favor of representation by the California Nurses Association (CNA), a National Nurses United affiliate. Graduate students in six out of nine ...
The Nation.
March 3, 2017
... the march is being backed by the new national Good Jobs Defenders coalition, which includes the Change to Win, the Communications Workers of America and National Nurses United unions, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, Patriotic Millionaires, CREDO, andÃÂ ...
Next Avenue
March 2, 2017
Their role is to offer assistance, not to replace a nurse," said Jean Ross, a nurse and co-president of National Nurses United (NNU). The NNU is a union and professional association for registered nurses that has been an outspoken proponent for liberalÃÂ ...
People's World
March 2, 2017
Several unions, notably National Nurses United, decided on outright, constant opposition to anything and anyone that Trump pushes.
Common Dreams
March 2, 2017
National Nurses United sharply criticized the health care proposals outlined by President Trump in his address to Congress Tuesday night, warning they would deprive care for tens of millions of Americans and increase the health and economic security ofÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 28, 2017
RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United and its California affiliate, said lawmakers would need to grasp "the sea change in the politics of our country.
Socialist Alternative
February 28, 2017
Majority women's unions like SEA, MNA, National Nurses United (NNU) and the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) are playing a vital role in rebuilding a left wing in the labor movement.
Common Dreams
February 28, 2017
Speakers at the event will include Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus, Larry Cohen of Our Revolution, Faiz Shakir of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Sandra Falwell of National Nurses United (NNU), and Julieta Garibay of United WeÃÂ ...
Common Dreams
February 27, 2017
Organizations and individuals involved include Rosie O'Donnell, Food & Water Watch, ACLU, MoveOn.org Civic Action, National Nurses United, Hip Hop Caucus, DailyKos, Our Revolution, and many others. Thousands are expected to participate in the rally,ÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 27, 2017
RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United and its California affiliate, said lawmakers would need to grasp "the sea change in the politics of our country.
The Hill (blog)
February 27, 2017
Organizations participating in the rally in Washington's Lafayette Park include the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn.org, Food & Water Watch, National Nurses United and Our Revolution, among others. O'Donnell and Trump have been engaged in aÃÂ ...
Democracy Now!
February 27, 2017
He was widely backed by supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party's more progressive wing; labor unions, including the AFL-CIO and the heads of the American Federation of Teachers, National Nurses United and AFSCME; and evenÃÂ ...
The New Political
February 27, 2017
One supporter who works with National Nurses United, Michelle Mahon, said a similar law passed in California in 2004 was a success.
The Nation.
February 24, 2017
National Nurses United executive director RoseAnn DeMoro says it is Ellison's ability to focus on the precise work of the moment while at the same time framing out a bold vision for the future that distinguishes him from the other able contenders in a ...
Common Dreams
February 23, 2017
This week, registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) will converge in Atlanta to support Keith Ellison for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), as over 400 members of the DNC gather for a final vote to select their new leader.
WJBD Online
February 22, 2017
... groups see this as a chance for large state of California to show how a single-payer system can work and the necessity of providing universal health care coverage, according to Bonnie Castillo, the RN Response Network director at National Nurses ...
Lakewood Observer
February 21, 2017
On Feb. 14, registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee-Ohio/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and elected officials gathered at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, to mark the reintroduction by Senator Michael Skindell of the OhioÃÂ ...
Common Dreams
February 19, 2017
... Caucus co-chair, following other major labor organizations, including AFL-CIO, Teamsters, United Steelworkers, American Federation of Government Employees, Communications Workers of America, UNITE HERE, and National Nurses United.
SFGate
February 17, 2017
RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, the largest U.S. organization of registered nurses, said the union would mount a "major mobilization" to try to enact a single-payer system in California.
The Clermont Sun
February 16, 2017
"Registered nurses are on the front lines of patient care for our nation's veterans - in fact, they serve as the first line of defense for patients in the V.A.
WOSU
February 16, 2017
Michelle Mahon is a registered nurse who works with National Nurses United, a group that advocates for registered nurses throughout the country.
Bloomberg BNA
February 15, 2017
National Nurses United and AFL-CIO, among others, petitioned OSHA in July 2016 for a standard that would require health-care employees to develop violence prevention programs, forbid retaliation if workers seek law enforcement help during violence inÃÂ ...
Nwlaborpress
February 15, 2017
Every February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its annual report on the number of work stoppages - strikes or lockouts - involving more than 1,000 workers.
ABC6OnYourSide.com
February 15, 2017
The bill is modeled after a California law that, according to National Nurses United, "has saved patient lives, improved the quality of care in multiple other ways, and reduced nurse burnout, keeping the most experienced RNs at the patient bedside.
Dayton Daily News
February 15, 2017
... burnout among nurses, according to a statement from the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Ohio, which is part of National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, representing over 150,000 registered nurses nationwide.
BethesdaMagazine.com
February 13, 2017
Richard Madaleno and William Smith Jr. Clergy members and union leaders also joined the group, according to a spokesman with National Nurses United. Nurses who support unionization contend that banding together would give them more power toÃÂ ...
CNBC
February 13, 2017
... prepared to protest his nomination on Monday. "It is hard to imagine a worse and more insulting candidate to head a federal agency whose primary role is to advance the welfare of working people," the National Nurses United wrote on Friday to ...
InsideSources
February 13, 2017
Holy Cross Hospital, in Maryland, is embroiled in a battle with its nurses over a campaign to unionize the hospital. The National Nurses United (NNU) started its campaign to unionize nurses at the hospital early last year. During the campaign, some ...
MedPage Today
February 10, 2017
The American Medical Students Association (AMSA) and National Nurses United (NNU) also roundly condemned the nominee. Hatch repeatedly criticized Democrats for stalling Trump's nominees, saying Thursday that if they had acted more quickly, theÃÂ ...
People's World
February 10, 2017
Other Kate award winners were Allyshia Shin, a former nurse at Huntington Hospital in California, who led National Nurses United's organizing drive there, and Angela Melvin, leader of the Communications Workers' drive at the T-Mobile call center in ...
Common Dreams
February 10, 2017
President Trump's nomination of fast food titan Andrew Puzder to lead the U.S. Department of Labor is a colossal affront to women and all workers and should be rejected by the U.S.
BethesdaMagazine.com
February 10, 2017
In a push to unionize, a group of nurses at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring is planning to hold a Monday rally to voice workplace grievances and patient care concerns.
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