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Hospitals and “merger mania”. Latest brings unanimous strike vote from nurses.

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] As two large, Catholic hospital chains—St. Joseph Health and Providence Health and Services—celebrate their official merger last week, nurses at three of the chains’ California hospitals marked the alliance with a strike vote. RN, Susan […]

Secrets Of A Baby Nurse with RN Marsha Podd

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] One of our favorite guests RN and author of “Secrets Of A Baby Nurse”, Marsha Podd visits with us about steps to take before the new baby comes home, what to do upon arrival, the […]

END OF LIFE OPTION ACT IS LAW IN CALIFORNIA

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Matt Whittaker, California State Director of Compassion and Choices, (the organization that led the yearlong campaign to pass the law) talks about the End Of Life Option Act that is currently being implemented in the […]

How Do You Define Beautiful

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Naomi Katz is a writer and teacher and has been working with young women for over 15 years. She is the author of Beautiful: Being an Empowered Young Woman, and founder of Beautiful Project, a […]

2016 DNC Platform: Nurses Wage Good Fight

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Our Healthcare In America correspondent Donna Smith urges all to contact Democratic National Committee about omission or refusal to include Medicare For All on the DNC Platform. Nurses waging a good fight for inclusion. demconvention.com/platform/ or nnu.org […]

Thousands of RN’s start seven day strike in Minnesota, more in Massachusetts and California

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Nearly 10,000 registered nurses in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and California are prepared to strike in late June – a national strike of nurses on a series of patient safety and quality care concerns. All the RNs […]

Media Advisory from the People’s Summit

Media Advisory: June 10, 2016 Contact: Ken Zinn, (240) 235-2008 or Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246 or 415-559-8991 (cell) Actors to Perform ‘The People Speak’ at People’s Summit in Chicago, Along with Music Concert As All-Star Lineup of Progressive Activists Gather An all-star lineup of renown artists will join in a special […]