CNA to Celebrate Women’s Suffrage and Protest Meg Whitman
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, August 26, 2010Sacramento, CaliforniaA Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage and a Protest of Meg Whitman Whose Voting Record Dishonors that Tradition “I was not as engaged in the political process [voting]as I should have been. I was doing […]
What Else Whitman Could Have Done with Her $100 Million Spending Spree
Amidst the nation’s worst economic recession since the Great Depression, and continuing problems in California with health care, education funding, home foreclosures, and lack of jobs, how do you explain the obscene and wasteful spending by candidate Meg Whitman in her campaign to buy the […]
5 Good Reasons for RNs to Oppose Meg Whitman
The California Nurses Association put this together for you.Like your hospital CEO or Chief Nursing Officer, billionaire Meg Whitman thinks she knows what is best for California nurses and patients.So, after CNA refused Whitman’s demand that we give her every CNA member’s home address and […]
The nurses versus Queen Meg
By Doron TsurHaaretzJuly 28, 2010Meg Whitman is a household name, at least among households with habitual readers of the business press, especially those who invest in technology stocks. She is the near-legendary manager of the Internet giant eBay. Under her stewardship eBay grew from a […]
California Governor’s Race: Meg Whitman vs. the Nurses Union
By Kevin O’LearyTIMEJuly 20, 2010In her gubernatorial campaign, California billionaire Meg Whitman fancies herself a turnaround artist, not unlike CEOs who take on failing companies and put them in the black. In her analysis of why the nation’s most populous state and the world’s 12th […]
National Nurses’Union Pres: California Gov. GOP Nominee Whitman is”Schwartzenegger on Estrogen”
Nurses rally outside home of GOP nominee Whitman By Nardine SaadAssociated PressJuly 15, 2010Atherton, Calif. (AP)–Hundreds of unionized nurses wearing scrubs held a raucous rally Thursday outside the Silicon Valley home of GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to protest her proposals for the state, which they say […]
Congratulations to LESLIE WHITE SHE IS THE WINNER OF THE “DAN’S THING” CONTEST.
So now we know…Dan’s search for the perfect THING is over and he is now the proud owner of a 1973 VW THING. For some of us who were around to witness the “roll out” of this fabulous das auto—it is really exciting to see […]
Daily Kos: Meg Whitman Declares War on Nurses by Chico David RN
One of my favorite things in all the world is watching a right-wing politician do something really foolish.And Meg Whitman, the woman trying to push the “buy it now” button for the governorship of California, is heading down a road of monumental foolishness indeed.How out […]
RNs Blast Court Ruling – Pledge to Seek Legal, Other Actions To Defend Nurses’ Right to Advocate for Patient Safety
From the California Nurses Association: University of California registered nurses, joined by leaders of their organization from across California and the nation today condemned the latest ruling by a San Francisco court to enjoin registered nurses from striking over a current contract re-opener as a dangerous infringement on democratic rights and an encouragement to hospital officials to continue to ignore pervasive safety problems in UC hospitals.“Today’s decision will not be the last word. We will consider a variety of legal responses and a full range of collective actions to defend the right of our members to continue to advocate for our patients,” said Geri Jenkins, RN, a co-president of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and a UC San Diego nurse.READ MORE>