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The General Election is on Tuesday, November 3, and our solidarity and voices are more important than ever. See our full list of endorsements and get all the information you need!

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Wichita nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kansas, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention

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RN Red Alert Save Our Hospitals Tour

Join our national Red Alert: Save Our Hospital Tour to build community power and to save vulnerable U.S. hospitals from cuts to care or closure.

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Nurses to hold emergency press conference denouncing ICE presence at Central Coast hospitals endangering patients, families, community

Nurses are demanding that ICE or any federal immigration agents stay away from their hospitals and that their employers refuse to cooperate, that ICE get out of their communities, and ultimately that the agency be abolished.
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UCI Health Irvine nurses to hold rally protesting unsafe staffing, elimination of night-shift ICU support

Registered nurses at UCI Health Irvine in Irvine, California, will hold a rally and picket on Wednesday, October 28, to highlight their increasing concerns about unsafe working conditions and the removal of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) from ICU night shifts.
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Monterey nurses to rally for patient safety

Registered nurses at the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP), in Monterey, California will hold a rally on Monday, October 26 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and ongoing workplace violence issues.
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Union nurses, municipalities, and voter democracy groups successfully block Trump’s fascist Department of Homeland Security from harassing and intimidating voters in nine states

Just weeks before the November midterm elections, a federal judge in California ordered on Oct. 21 a preliminary injunction that stops the Trump administration in nine states from weaponizing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to harass and intimidate voters by having armed agents go door to door to question their eligibility to vote.
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National Nurse Magazine

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Banishing the Evil Eye: Nurses demand Palantir out of health care, government, society

Crossing the Line

To protect our patients, our union, and our democracy, it’s time to escalate like never before, at the ballot box and beyond. 

MNA welcomes 600+ new members in historic first contracts

Newly ratified contract will protect the nurses who care for the community

Montefiore nurses fight A.I.

Software replaced utilization review nurses

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Red Alert: Save Our Hospitals Tour

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Join our growing community of activists! The Nurse Advocacy Network is a network of nurses, other health care workers, patients, and community supporters who mobilize for patient care protections and health care justice. 

RN immigrants rights resources

The Trump Administration has changed the rules, no longer designating hospitals free from immigration enforcement. Nurses make a vow to care for all people, and we know hospitals should remain places of healing, where all people can receive care, without fear. See our resources page for guidance on advocating for all patients regardless of immigration status.