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New York Nurses United
    - a rank & file caucus of nurses working together to build a stronger, democratic, professional organization & union.
*This is not an official State Association or Union site*
Labor Department Tightens FMLA Restrictions
TDU - Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Family & Medical Leave Act Regulations Taking Effect Today
Make it Harder for Workers to Access the Leave They Need
Two-Part Regulations Aid Military Families but Harm Workers
The National Partnership for Women & Families
California RN union, two others join forces to form new 150K-member association
Los Angeles Business from bizjournals - by Chris Rauber of the San Francisco Business Times
DB relief for active plans in the works
Pensions & Investments, PIonline.com
Nurses Week 2009 Recap!
Some highlights and links to nurses' week actions concerning nursing legislation and single payer healthcare:

May 5- NYS universal healthcare legislation introduced and historic protests at the Senate Finance Committee:
Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried, Introduced the "New York Health Plus" Bill  NATAP
Single Payer Protesters at the Senate Finance Committee Meeting  PNHP
Single-Payer Advocates Have to Get Arrested to Get Heard  Labor Notes
Doctors, Single Payer Activists Arrested, Make History at Senate Finance Roundtable  Monthly Review

May 7- National staffing ratio legislation reintroduced:
UAN Hails Reintroduction of Federal RN Staffing Ratio Bill And Vows to Work for Passage  UAN

May 12- More single payer activist arrests on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birthday:
Make it the Baucus 13  Single Payer Action
Video of hearing and the protest  YouTube
Baucus Healthcare Plan: Arrest Doctors, Nurses  The Nation

May 13- National RN Day of Action:
500 Nurses Rallied for Health Care Reform Wednesday on Capitol Hill  AFL-CIO Now Blog
Nursing Unions Urge Congress To Pass Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation  CNA/NNOC
Dennis Kucinich Calls for Single-Payer at a Conference of Registered Nurses  PHIMG
Common-Sense Patient Handling Bill Protects Patients and Nurses  UAN
National group takes over nurse union
Portland Business Journal
Hospitals must disclose nurse staffing levels
Crain's New York Business, By Barbara Benson
Montefiore Nurses Fighting Back For A Fair Contract!