MNA Daily NewsScan – May 21, 2012: “Nurses out to save the country;” what it’s like to be sick in America

Nurses

Media all over the country are touting the brave and peaceful action of NNU/MNA in Chicago on Friday as 2,500 nurses rallied in Daley Plaza to demand a Robin Hood tax on Wall Street to pay for health care and education on Main Street.

Health Care

What It’s Like to Be Sick in America  3 of 4 people who were sick said cost is a very serious problem, and half said quality is a very serious problem.  Nearly half of those with recent serious illness say they felt burdened by what they had to pay out of their own pocket for care.

Labor

Strike Notice at Canadian Pacific Railroad     The union representing nearly 5,000 engineers, conductors and traffic controllers submitted a 72-hour strike notice, giving workers the right to walk off their jobs as early as Wednesday