National Nurses United Statement on the Shooting of Jacob Blake

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National Nurses United (NNU) today joined with labor, community, and social justice activists in the demand for racial justice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, and the killing of two protesters in Kenosha, Wis. by an apparent white supremacist in the aftermath of the incident.
National Nurses United
Aug 27, 2020

Nurses seek OSHA sanctions on HCA

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National Nurses United (NNU) today called on the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to inspect all HCA-owned-and-operated hospitals and issue citations against the hospital giant for “willful violation” of workplace safety hazards, which NNU warns “could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm.”
National Nurses United
Aug 24, 2020

RN Response Network July 2020 update

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RNRN is monitoring the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which is setting records with Hurricane Isaias being the earliest “I” named hurricane in history. In California, there have already been over 4500 fires, more than twice the average normally recorded at this point in the season.
RN Response Network

Nurses: Trump Attack on Mail Vote an Assault on Public Health, Workers, Veterans, Democracy

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Nurses outside the White House
National Nurses United (NNU) today condemned President Trump’s campaign to subvert the November election with its attacks on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as “an assault on public health and postal workers, with a disproportionate racist impact on Black workers and on veterans – as well as a direct threat to democracy.”
National Nurses United
Aug 14, 2020

California Nurses Association Endorses Prop. 15

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The California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today it is endorsing Proposition 15, a much-needed state initiative designed to close longstanding corporate property tax loopholes and generate nearly $12 billion for schools and local government.
California Nurses Association
Aug 14, 2020

NNU National Day of Action August 5 Recap

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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 (NNU) held on Aug. 5 more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.