National Nurses Association Explained

The National Nurses Association (also known as the Association of Nurses) was a trades union for British nurses founded by Thora Silverthorne and Nancy Zinkin in 1937.[1] [2]

It organised a campaign to highlight the poor pay and conditions of nurses with a protest march of 1000 nurses.[3] Silverthorne was attacked by the Royal College of Nursing for “not being a registered nurse” or being “paid by Moscow”.[4] The Association later joined the National Union of Public Employees.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Meddick, Simon. Red Lives: Communists and the Struggle for Socialism. Payne. Liz. Katz. Phil. Manifesto Press Cooperative Limited. 2020. 978-1-907464-45-4. London. 185.
  2. News: Thora Silverthorne. 1 April 2017. Spartacus Educational.
  3. News: OBITUARY: Nancy Zinkin (1912-2003). https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081223/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-515891161.html. dead. 2 April 2017. 1 April 2017. Community Practitioner. 1 December 2003.
  4. Web site: Stevenson. Graham. Compendium of Communist Biography. 1 April 2017.

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