Nurses: Breonna Taylor decision a miscarriage of justice

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Nurse holds sign "Breonna Taylor"
National Nurses United today joins those across the nation seeking social justice in deploring the failure of a Kentucky grand jury to hold Louisville police officers accountable for the death of Breonna Taylor who was shot and killed in a mistaken late-night raid in March.
National Nurses United
Sep 24, 2020

National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN named as TIME 100 most influential people in the world

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NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo with nurses demanding appropriate protection against Covid-19
Bonnie Castillo, RN, executive director of National Nurses United has been named by TIME to the 2020 TIME 100, its annual list of the most influential people in the world. “This award is a great honor for all of our nurse members, across the country, and for nurses everywhere, union and non-union,” said Castillo.
National Nurses United
Sep 22, 2020

National Nurses United registered nurse members report ongoing denials of access to Covid-19 testing

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Nurses hold sign "Safe Nurses, Safe Patients"
Nine months into Covid-19, and with the winter flu season just around the corner, registered nurse members of National Nurses United report that they are routinely denied access by employers to Covid-19 testing -- even after confirmed exposures to Covid-positive patients and after they themselves have tested positive, but want assurances that they are no longer infectious and can return to work.
National Nurses United
Sep 22, 2020

A clear choice on labor and workers’ rights in November

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There are many reasons nurses believe President Trump is hazardous to our health. And from his abysmal failure to stop the spread of COVID-19 and his authoritarian behavior — to racial justice and police violence, health care, the climate crisis, gender justice, and immigration — critical issues for the November election are lining up.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United

Governor signs nurse-sponsored bill to help save hospitals, medical services from closures and cuts

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Nurse holds sign "Invest in Communities"
The more than 100,000 registered nurses of the California Nurses Association on Friday welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature of a bill they sponsored, A.B. 2037, that will help ensure local communities can continue to access desperately needed medical care by expanding noticing requirements when hospitals plan to close or eliminate existing services.
California Nurses Association
Sep 21, 2020

Nurses strongly urge Senate to honor Justice Ginsburg’s dying wish to delay her replacement until after presidential race decided

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The more than 155,000 members of National Nurses United, the country’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, are mourning the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and are strongly urging the Senate to honor her dying wish that she not be replaced until after the 2020 presidential race is decided.
National Nurses United
Sep 18, 2020

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United

Hundreds of union nurses convene online to call for transformative change

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To claim our power, hundreds of nurses came together online Sept. 9–12, along with some incredible activists and allies, during the first-ever virtual convention for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC). The convention, entitled “Year of the nurse,” underscored how deeply our struggles are united, across states, across backgrounds, and even around the world, as we fight for transformative change.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United