This Juneteenth, Celebrating Black Freedom Means Caring About Black Health
“I can’t breathe,” Gary Fowler told three different metro Detroit emergency departments, as he begged for a COVID-19 test. He was dismissed and turned away each time. On April 7, 2020, sitting up in a recliner because breathing was so difficult, he died at age 56.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United
Nurses Call DACA, LGBTQ Rulings Victories For Justice, Human Rights
National Nurses United today praised the Supreme Court rulings this week protecting the rights of Dreamers and LGBTQ workers as significant victories for human rights and social justice.
National Nurses United
Jun 18, 2020
Nurses to Hold Juneteenth Actions to Protest Lack of Police Accountability and Demand Justice
Kaiser nurses and frontline health care workers will hold Juneteenth actions in Northern and Southern California to peacefully protest the lack of police accountability and demand justice for local communities and an end to systemic racism, which is at the heart of much of the current crisis.
California Nurses Association
Jun 18, 2020
MNA and NNU Renew Call for Halt of COVID-19 Mask Decontamination Processes After UMass Scientist Questions Safety of Re-Used Masks Due to Lack of Rigorous Testing
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) have renewed their calls for an immediate halt to COVID-19 mask decontamination processes because the testing of decontaminated masks fails to meet established scientific standards.
Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
National Nurses United RNs condemn Trump administration rollback of critical health care protections for transgender patients
The 155,000 registered nurse members of National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s change of a rule that rolls back protections for our transgender patients against discrimination by health care providers, hospitals, and health insurance companies.
National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
Nurses: Protesters Are Our Patients. Stop Attacking Them
As we connect the lines, nurses can see that police violence against protesters spans calendar years, locations, and protest issues; it is ubiquitous. As advocates for public health and safety, we call for an end to this violence.
Bonnie Castillo, RN, opinion contributor for The Hill
Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Cal/OSHA Complaints on Workplace Violence and COVID Outbreak at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward
Registered nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward will hold a press conference on Wednesday, June 17 at 8 am PT, about the latest developments in the Cal/OSHA complaints California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) filed against the facility for workplace violence and the COVID outbreak.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
HCA’s Chippenham Hospital Exposing Patients to Potential COVID-19 Risk
National Nurses United today criticized a decision by HCA’s Chippenham Hospital in Richmond that will encourage placement of patients potentially infected with the coronavirus in shared rooms with other patients, risking the spread of the virus and the pandemic.
National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
Kansas City Area RNs Set to Protest Staffing Cuts Called Threat to Patients
Registered Nurses at HCA’s Research Medical Center and Menorah Medical Center RNs will protest together Wednesday to warn the public about reductions in safe staffing they say put patients in danger in major hospital areas, including critical care and COVID-19 care.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
Global Nurses United Press Clips
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United