Press Releases

El Paso nurses outside hospital cal for safety measures

Nurses Condemn Texas Attorney General’s Threat on El Paso Covid-19 Safety Measures

National Nurses United (NNU) today called on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to withdraw his threats against El Paso County officials for implementing stronger community safety measures as El Paso reels from an explosive and escalating Covid-19 threat.

National Nurses United
October 30, 2020

Nurse outside The Hospitals of Providence

El Paso registered nurses at The Hospitals of Providence to hold action for optimal PPE

Registered nurses at The Hospitals of Providence (THOP) will hold an action on Saturday, Oct. 31 to share their concerns about the reuse of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 30, 2020

Nurses outside Cook County Health offices

RNs demands Cook County Health halt all disciplinary threats against nurses who are advocating for safe patient care

Registered nurses are demanding that Cook County Health management immediately halt all disciplinary action levelled at nurses who are advocating for improvements in patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 30, 2020

Nures hold signs calling for safety measures outside Del Sol Medical Center

Nurses Call on El Paso Hospitals to Step Up Safety Measures as Virus Crisis Explodes

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to explode across El Paso, National Nurses United today called on all regional hospitals and other health facilities to escalate safety precautions to protect patients and health care workers to limit the spread of the deadly virus.

National Nurses United
October 29, 2020

Nurses hold signs "Racism is a Public Health Crisis"

UCSF nurses and frontline workers to hold Friday candlelight vigil demanding justice for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and API communities

During the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses have seen firsthand how Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian Pacific Islander communities have been disproportionately harmed by lack of access to health services, exposure to the virus, lack of PPE, lack of testing, and economic peril due to historic racial disparities.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 29, 2020

Videos

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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