Posts tagged National Nurses Union
Unions sue Education Department over RISE rule that reclassifies degrees and imposes loan limits
August 13, 2026 // As colleges prepare to start their fall semesters, a coalition of unions representing teachers, nurses and public service workers sued the U.S. Education Department on Tuesday over a student loan rule that took effect July 1. The Reimagining and Improving Student Education, or RISE, rule set new caps on federal student loan borrowing based on types of degree. The RISE rule capped professional degree student loans at $50,000 per year and $200,000 total. The limits are applicable to 11 approved professional fields: medicine, law, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology.
Fearing AI will take their jobs, California workers plan a long battle against tech
January 19, 2025 // More than 200 trade union members and technologists gathered in Sacramento this week at a first-of-its-kind conference to discuss how AI and other tech threatens workers and to strategize for upcoming fights and possible strikes. The Making Tech Work for Workers event was convened by University of California labor centers, unions, and worker advocates and attracted people representing dock workers, home care workers, teachers, nurses, actors, state office workers, and many other occupations.
CDC director spoke with several union leaders before tightening masking guidance, internal calendar reveals
June 14, 2022 // Rochelle Walensky, other CDC officials kept in close contact with teachers unions throughout coronavirus pandemic Caitlin Sutherland, Americans for Public Trust, transparency, White House director of labor engagement, Becky Pringle, Jason McDonald, Republican lawmakers,
Biden in Wilmington for labor talks
March 7, 2022 //