Health and Safety press releases

Unions, public health, and occupational safety organizations call for permanent OSHA Covid-19 standards for health care and other workers

More than 40 unions and organizations representing more than 14 million people signed a petition urging immediate action.

National Nurses United

December 16, 2021

Citing new Omicron variant, nurses say permanent OSHA Covid-19 standard for health care workers badly needed

Widespread transmission will continue to result in evolution and spread of new variants of concern, such as Omicron, making a permanent standard even more important

National Nurses United

December 2, 2021

Longmont United Hospital RNs to hold speak-out on unsafe conditions

Registered nurses at Longmont United Hospital are hosting a speak-out event on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. to address unsafe conditions at the hospital.

National Nurses United

November 30, 2021

Palomar RNs and caregivers hold informational picket to demand prioritizing patient safety

RNs and caregivers will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to call on Palomar to support a series of proposals aimed at improving staffing levels and strengthening safe patient care conditions.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union

November 15, 2021

Nurses urge rapid implementation of recommendations by President Biden’s Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force

RNs call on Biden administration and Congress to take action to end the pandemic, address structural racism, and prevent future pandemics.

National Nurses United

November 10, 2021

St. Mary Apple Valley nurses protest new hospital policy that jeopardizes safety of patients, coworkers, and community by pressuring nurses to work sick

Nurses will hold a picket to protest a new punitive attendance policy that will jeopardize the safety of their patients, coworkers, and community.

California Nurses Association

November 9, 2021

Palomar Health nurses and caregivers hold virtual town hall urging focus on patients over profits

Registered nurses and caregivers will hold a virtual town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss how Northern San Diego County can save Palomar Health.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union

November 8, 2021

National Nurses United condemns industry plans to maximize profit by sending patients home all alone, replacing 24/7 hands-on nursing care with technology

Kaiser’s program example of massive industry drive to eliminate hospitals and nurses, endangering patients by depriving them of real nursing care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 4, 2021

Nurses urge that OSHA adopts permanent Covid-19 and infectious disease protections for health care workers

NNU today urged the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to adopt a permanent OSHA standard on Covid-19 in health care workplaces, building on the emergency temporary standard adopted last June.

National Nurses United

November 3, 2021

Nurses in San Gabriel Valley and Whittier to hold informational picket to protest working conditions and remember those lost to Covid on Dia de los Muertos

Registered nurses and health care worker will hold an informational picket on Monday, Nov. 1, to protest unsafe working conditions and to remember those lost to Covid.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union

October 29, 2021