Press Releases

New Study Shows Dramatic Revenue Potential from a Wall Street Tax

A robust tax on Wall Street transactions would raise far more revenue – as much as 17 times as much – than more limited proposals, even accounting for the worst case scenarios of reduced trading as a result of a tax. That’s the findings of an important new research brief from prominent University of Massachusetts Amherst economists Robert Pollin and James Heintz.

NNU Press Release
January 9, 2012

Chicago Landslide -- Jackson Park Hospital RNs Vote By 85 Percent to Join Nation’s Largest RN Unio

Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side voted by 85 percent Friday to join National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of RNs.

NNU Press Rlease
January 6, 2012

‘A Nightmare on Wall Street’ – Nurses Premiere New Video

Kicking off the new year in which the ongoing economic crisis will continue to plague millions of American families, the nation’s largest nurses’ organization today unveiled a dramatic short video, “A Nightmare on Wall Street” to renew the push for a tax on Wall Street speculation to raise critically needed funds to heal America.

January 6, 2012

6,000 California RNs Hold One-Day Strike: Dec 22

Voicing concern over the erosion of quality of care and cuts to patient protections, nurses at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach, and 4,000 RNs who work at nine Bay Area facilities that are part of the Sutter Health corporation, are on a one-day strike today.

Press Release
December 22, 2011

Long Beach RNs Prepare for One-Day Strike on Thursday, Dec. 22

LONG BEACH— Registered nurses from Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach preparing to go on strike for one day on Dec. 22 will be making picket signs on Monday, Dec. 19 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and are available to the media for interviews during that time.

Press Release
December 20, 2011

Videos

National Day of Action - July 21st, 2021

Registered nurses across the country will hold actions Wednesday, July 21 to demand employers address problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and prioritize patient safety and workplace protections.

 

Nurses Publish Scientific Brief Against New CDC Guidance

In a new scientific brief, NNU analyzes how all the most recent, respected research on Covid-19 supports a robust public health program that uses multiple measures of infection control

 

Our Legacy: Building Union Power at UChicago Medicine Ingalls

Learn how nurses in Harvey, Illinois successfully organized their facility and won their first union contract!

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Organize with National Nurses United to help improve workplace standards through collective bargaining, reform national healthcare legislation, and to help make a difference for you and your patients.

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