The nurses union is not letting up. It will deploy its signature big red bus in Nevada and South Carolina in the coming weeks and roll out a comprehensive field program in Super Tuesday states, according to Michael Lighty, NNUs policy director.
Date: Feb 10, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Inside the pro-Sanders groups taking on Clinton's powerhouse allies
The project has received a boost from the nurses union, which is hosting Wong on its Iowa bus tour this week and has allocated $45,000 to People for Bernie to run online ads to expand its social media presence, according to Michael Lighty, NNUs policy director.
Date: Jan 27, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Bernie Sanders Attracts Some Big Campaign Money Despite Denunciations
at depend on a handful of ultra-rich contributors. A PAC that enables the union to use resources for someone who is 100% with them is a very easy thing to do, and there is no concern over the vehicle for doing it, said Michael Lighty, director of public policy for National Nurses United. The unio
Date: Dec 09, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Nurses union to Obama: Enforce Ebola protections at hospitals
The problem, according to NNUs national political policy director Michael Lighty, is that those guidelines gives employers a great deal of latitude, and in exercising that discretion, they turn to the CDC standards, which are more specific but not mandatory. Lauren North, a spokesperson for OSHA, s
Date: Oct 22, 2014
Category: Health
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Governor Jerry Brown meets with nurses over Ebola concerns
The governor pressed both the Department of Industrial Relations and California's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for immediate action, said Michael Lighty, director of public policy for the California Nurses Association. "We emerged cautiously optimistic."
Date: Oct 21, 2014
Category: Health
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For California, Supreme Court health reform decisions put billions on line
Ultimately, what the state of California has in this fight is money, said Michael Lighty, public policy director for the California Nurses Association and its national affiliate. The association does not favor the Affordable Care Act, Lighty said. Instead, it supports a Medicare-for-all plan.