In the wake of the latest police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis, National Nurses United joins those calling for systemic reform on the use of deadly force by law enforcement agencies, and increased review of discriminatory practices that infer a racial bias.

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United Tuesday filed a suit to block the closure of Women’s Services at HCA’s Regional Medical Center of San Jose, charging that the hospital has acted illegally and in violation of laws to protect the health and safety of the community.

Registered nurses will hold a candlelight vigil tonight at Kaiser Fresno Medical Center to honor Sandra “Sandy” Oldfield, a longtime Kaiser nurse who died this week of COVID-19 after caring for an infected patient, announced the California Nurses Association (CNA) today.

Registered nurses at 15 HCA hospitals in six states will participate in actions Thursday and Friday to protest demands by the nation’s largest hospital chain for widespread layoffs and economic cuts that nurses say will also put patients in danger.

Nurses report extremely high rates of PPE reuse, putting nurses and patients at risk; 10 nurses test positive for COVID-19 at an Orange County hospital.

San Jose registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan and Regional hospitals will hold social distance rallies Thursday, May 21, to protest demands by the nation’s largest hospital giant for sweeping layoffs and cuts in nurses’ retirement and economic security.

National Nurses United (NNU) has released data from its new nationwide survey of nearly 23,000 nurses, revealing that dangerous health care workplace conditions have become the norm since COVID-19 struck the United States, which nurses say shows a complete disregard for worker and public health on the part of health care employers and the government.

Registered nurses at Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance are holding an action and media availability to describe current conditions and protesting denying frontline RNs inclusion on the pandemic task force, the task force working on issues related to COVID-19.

Nurses from major Placer County hospitals (Kaiser and Sutter Health) will be hosting a press conference to emphasize that Placer County hospitals are not doing enough to protect our communities.