Nurses Applaud Biden’s National Strategy for the Covid-19 Response
National Nurses United applauded and enthusiastically welcomed President Biden’s new National Strategy for the Covid-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, released on January 21; the executive orders and actions related to Covid-19 that the president signed on his first three days in office; and his stimulus plan, the American Rescue Plan, released on January 14.
National Nurses United
Jan 22, 2021
January 27th National Day of Action Times and Locations
As firsthand witnesses and actual victims during this Covid-19 crisis of a health care and economic system that prioritizes money over people, registered nurse members of National Nurses United are holding on Jan. 27th more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 19 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.
Covid-19 mental health resources
We know and appreciate how hard you are working on behalf of your patients during this unprecedented pandemic. With you, we are fighting for the best protections for your patients and yourself. Part of that protection is to support one another.
RNs to hold a virtual press conference as they vow to fight hospital chain Alecto’s announced closure of Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles
Registered nurses at Olympia Medical Center will hold a press conference to alert the public to their fight against Alecto Healthcare Services’ intention to close their hospital as Los Angeles health care workers struggle to provide patient care and health officials report zero ICU capacity in the county.
California Nurses Association
Jan 16, 2021
Nurses applaud Biden’s American Rescue Plan
National Nurses United praised President-Elect Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which he announced this evening.
National Nurses United
Jan 14, 2021
Nurses Welcome LA County Call to Delay Closure of Olympia Medical Center, RNs Urge UCLA Health to Act
The California Nurses Association today welcomed a request by Los Angeles County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency to operators of Olympia Medical Center (OMC) to delay the hospital closure “for a minimum of six months.”
California Nurses Association
Jan 14, 2021
Mission RNs to Seek Health and Safety Protections As Negotiations Open for First Union Contract
Four months after voting by 70 percent to form a union, registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC will begin negotiations with hospital management today for a first collective bargaining contract.
National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina/National Nurses United
Jan 14, 2021
Nurses Endorse Impeachment, Conviction of Trump
National Nurses United (NNU) applauds the impeachment of President Trump by the House of Representatives and urges the Senate to follow up with an immediate trial and conviction.
National Nurses United
Jan 13, 2021
Sutter Coast, Crescent City, CA RNs Say ‘Union Yes’
In a landslide vote today, registered nurses at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City are bringing union representation to the state’s northwest coast after voting by 85 percent to join the California Nurses Association
California Nurses Association
Jan 11, 2021
University of California nurses: Hospital industry attack on safe staffing puts lives of patients, nurses, workers at risk
Registered nurses at UCLA and UCI will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 13 to protest the hospitals' use of state waivers to circumvent RN-to-patient safe staffing standards.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jan 11, 2021