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Las Vegas RNs vote to leave SEIU for CNA/NNOC...

Dramatic Las Vegas Vote by RNs for Change
Media Advisory 05/08/08

St. Rose Dominican Nurses Want to Join CNA/NNOC, Reject Service Employees Union by 53%

CNA tips status quo, but doesn’t oust SEIU
Las Vegas Sun 05/09/08

CNA leads in vote; "clear vote of no confidence" for SEIU. Response from SEIU about nurses: "Smart people do stupid (expletive)."

Arbitrator upholds vote to establish nurses' union at Tenet hospital in Houston
Dallas Morning News 05/07/08

A nurses' union declared victory again late Tuesday after an arbitrator upheld the state's first successful election to establish a nursing union.

Susan Christiansen of Altamonte Springs, FL. just wants to have the most natural birth possible for her second child – who will already have a beautiful sister, Madelein, pictured here waiting at

home. But, the insurance company wants to call the shots – and a young mother fights. Do we want our mothers-to-be fighting for their care?

It’s Almost Mother’s Day, But Insurance Plans Don’t Always Honor Our Moms

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL -- I am seven months pregnant and have been enduring a five-month-long battle with United Healthcare relating to maternity benefits and coverage. It is my desire to give birth either at home or at a Birthing Center. I do not wish to give birth in a hospital setting unless there are complications that arise. Unfortunately, my healthcare plan does not support my decision and has denied two appeals to provide coverage for my choice, which by the way, is supported by Florida law. Read the full story here >>

by: Susan Christians

Tell your story at:
www.GuaranteedHealthcare.org

Thousands of RNs at this week's "NTI" critical care conference heard from CNA/NNOC about how to bring safe staffing ratios to their facilities and their states. Geri Jenkins, a member of CNA/NNOC's Council of Presidents, led our delegation.

It's Official: Federal Labor Board Certifies NNOC Texas to Represent RNs at Houston Hospital
Press Release 05/07/08

The National Labor Relations Board today formally certified NNOC Texas as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of registered nurses at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital in Houston.

Dick Cheney’s Health Care
Columbia Journalism Review 05/13/08

System of Neglect
Washington Post 05/11/08

Illegal Farm Workers Get Health Care in Shadows
New York Times 05/10/08

Unions Forge Secret Pacts With Major Employers
Wall Street Journal 05/10/08

CNA tips status quo, but doesn’t oust SEIU
Las Vegas Sun 05/09/08

Politics: A process of give and take
Albany Times Union 05/05/08

Company Unions: The New Threat to the Progressive Labor Movement
Beyond Chron 04/25/08

SEIU’s Disruption Draws Wide Criticism from Union Leaders and Members
Labor Notes 05/01/08

Learn more at Serving Employers Instead of Us

Scholarships Now Available!

Region 11 Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, 2008

Shirley C. Titus Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, 2008

Sandra R. Spaulding Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, 2008

Organize with CNA/NNOC:

RATIOS BOOKLET 2008

CNA 101 - A Guide for Organizing with the CNA

NNOC 101 - A Guide for Organizing with the NNOC

Download the report: Market Based Healthcare

IHSP - Market Based Healthcare: Big Money, Politics, and the Unraveling of U.S. Civil Democracy

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