nurses

  • Nurses from 10 States Embrace National Union

    Registered nurses from across the U.S. gathered this week for the founding convention of the National Nurses United, destined to be the largest RN union in the country's history. After months of a contentious, litigation-filled atmosphere, the new union's creation was met with a outpouring of joy by delegates.

  • Nurses Move Toward a 'Superunion'
    Mischa Gaus
    Dec 4 2009 - 12:29pm

    A national “superunion” of 150,000 bedside nurses kicked off its founding convention Monday. Fights inside two of the three unions coming together make it clear: How unions make major decisions matters as much as the end product.

  • With Members Angry, Unions Sue to Stop Mandatory Vaccinations
    Mischa Gaus
    Nov 11 2009 - 1:17am

    A feverish anger rose this fall among New York's health care workers, the first in the nation required to take a flu shot. Health care union activists said union leaders were too timid responding to the mandate.

  • Finally, Hospitals' Unsung Heroes Carry the Show
    Suzanne Gordon
    Jul 15 2009 - 1:41pm

    Since the birth of television, Hollywood has given doctors a permanent starring role in prime-time hospital dramas. But most doctor shows have relegated the nation’s largest healthcare profession - nursing - to the status of bit players.

  • NUHW Comes Close in Homecare Vote
    Jane Slaughter
    Jun 23 2009 - 12:36pm
    Many activists cast the battle between the National Union of Healthcare Workers and SEIU International as a struggle over the soul of unionism. Outspent by about 50 to 1, the new union narrowly lost its first major contest for 10,000 Fresno homecare workers.
  • Quiet Deal Leads to Bitter Fight in Ohio Hospitals

    Mischa Gaus

    Accusations of sweetheart deal-making and union busting flew thick and fast in mid-March as the Service Employees and the California Nurses Association fought over SEIU’s bid to quietly gain wall-to-wall representation at nine Ohio hospitals. . . .


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  • Tracking Devices Anger Nurses

    Cheryl Buswell-Robinson

    As Mr. Spock prepares to be transported, he touches the Starfleet badge on his chest and says, "Beam me up, Scottie!" In the familiar sci-fi scenes from Star Trek, Scottie always knows the location of Mr. Spock. Scottie's futuristic capability will soon be another management tool to control nurses in hospitals and nursing homes around the country when tracking badges are introduced this year.


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