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
Nurses condemn California senate committee vote to protect insurance companies, not nurses and health care workers
The California Nurses Association (CNA), representing 100,000 registered nurses, strongly condemned the state Senate’s Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement committee for failing to pass SB 893 (Caballero), a bill that would have made nurses and other direct-care hospital workers automatically presumed eligible for workers compensation for infectious and respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, as well as musculoskeletal injuries, which nurses experience at extremely high rates.
California Nurses Association
May 15, 2020
Nurses Say: Guaranteed Health Care Is Fundamental To COVID-19 Response
National Nurses United endorsed the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act, introduced on Friday by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass.
National Nurses United
May 15, 2020
Nurses Ask Santa Clara County to Review Trauma Designation for Regional Hospital In Advance of Maternal Health Closure
HCA’s plan to end maternal health services at Regional Medical Center of San Jose appears to put the hospital in violation of its legal obligation as a Level II Trauma center, nurses said today.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 13, 2020
Nurses Endorse the House Stimulus HEROES Act
Today National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, endorsed the fourth coronavirus stimulus package introduced by House Democrats.
National Nurses United
May 13, 2020
International Nurses Day 2020 COVID-19 Memorial
On International Nurses Day - May 12, 2020 - National Nurses United and Global Nurses United honored all nurses around the globe who have died as a result of insufficient PPE and infection control policies during the COVID-19 crisis.
Nation’s Largest Nurses Union Hosts National Vigil for COVID-19 Nurse Deaths
On Tuesday, May 12th at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT, nurses from National Nurses United (NNU) will host a streamed candlelight vigil to honor the more than 100 nurses who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
National Nurses United
May 11, 2020
Nurses and Healthcare Workers to Protest Palomar Health’s Illegal Layoffs and Demand the Contract Cancellation of Palomar’s CEO
Palomar Health RNs, healthcare workers, and community supporters will hold a public action at noon on Monday, May 11 to demand the contract cancellation of Palomar Health CEO Diane Hansen and the rescinding of illegal layoff notices to 83 RNs and 121 healthcare workers.
California Nurses Association/CHEU
May 10, 2020
Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Protest Mask Reprocessing and the Growing Number of Kaiser Nurses Infected with COVID19
To protest Kaiser’s implementation of dangerous mask decontamination systems, and to protest the coinciding increased number of Kaiser nurses infected with COVID19, registered nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente Manteca, Modesto and Stockton are holding an action and media availability at 6:30, May 8 during their shift change to describe current conditions and the risks of wearing used and reprocessed masks, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses’ union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 7, 2020