NY Nurse May 2014

Olean RNs win new contract

In a major victory for nurses and patients alike, RNs at Olean General Hospital won a new contract in April that includes safe staffing guidelines. Negotiations were tough and lasted for 17 months, but RNs stayed united – rallying, picketing, and even running a race to...

Nursing is about delivering high-quality care to patients. It’s the oath we take, and the promise we keep to those entrusted to our care every day on the job. We hold ourselves to high standards, and so does the public.

As a way to preserve quality care, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of...

When Pete Seeger died in late January, the labor movement lost a powerful voice for workers’ rights. Pete participated in countless rallies and protests over several decades of activism, bringing his songs of rebellion and hope to the fight for social justice. Our work is solemn business. With human...

Labor activists share experience and inspiration at the Labor Notes conference

For 35 years, Labor Notes has been helping workers “put the movement back in the labor movement.” Through conferences and workshops, printed and online materials, the organization promotes organizing strategies to help...

“We’re defying expectations,” says Sharon Bedford about the reprieve that will keep Interfaith Medical Center in central Brooklyn open through March 2015 while our coalition pursues a lasting solution to the hospital’s chronic underfunding. Sharon is an RN at Interfaith and membership chairperson of...

We all pay sales tax – on everything from school supplies to SUVs. But missing in this revenue raising routine is a sales tax on financial transactions – trading in stocks, bonds, and derivatives. As both a matter of fairness to all taxpayers and to raise funds critical to support our communities...

Private sector nurses from more than a dozen hospitals across New York City are continuing to build a coordinated contract campaign to defend nursing practice and protect quality patient care. Contracts are expiring soon, and while nurses in each hospital have their own concerns, we face the same...

If someone broke into our homes and took our valuables, we would be outraged. Why are we not as upset about the theft of our history? What is more valuable than knowledge – and truth to power?

There is a rich and vibrant history in our country – a history made by workers, immigrants, women, people of...