Mission HCA RNs Protest Unsafe Staffing as COVID-19 Cases Surge

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Registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC
Registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC are marching on the hospital’s chief executive this morning to protest what they see as an alarming rise in unsafe staffing at the very moment the hospital is swamped with COVID-19 patients.
National Nurses United
Jul 10, 2020

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Las Palmas, El Paso RNs To Protest Manager’s Racist Behavior

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Nurses hold signs "Racism is a Public Health Crisis"
Registered nurses at HCA’s Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, RNs will hold a press conference Wednesday to protest a manager’s racist diatribe directed at two Latina RNs and demand the hospital administration adhere to and enforce a zero tolerance for racism policy.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 7, 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

Blake Medical Center RNs Protest Unsafe Protections as COVID-19 Surges

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Nurses outside Blake Medical Center
With cases of the coronavirus pandemic surging across the state, Registered Nurses at HCA’s Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, FL will protest Friday to voice alarm at what they call unsafe protections for registered nurses, other health care workers and patients.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 2, 2020

Chicago Rally, March, and Car Caravan to Demand Racial Equity in Health Care

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Nurses holding signs "Black Lives Matter"
Hundreds of RNs and health care workers will join with Chicago's racial justice leaders this Saturday to demand that Mayor Lori Lightfoot defund the Chicago Police Department and reinvest those dollars into public services that will address glaring inequities in health care access and health care outcomes in communities of color.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 26, 2020

Nurses demand states close again until COVID-19 protection, testing, tracking measures in place

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nurses holding signs outside White House
National Nurses United announced today that areas of the country which have loosened shelter-in-place measures must close again and work harder, along with the federal government, to contain COVID-19 and protect public health. Nurses say the recent all-time high in positive cases and hospitalizations in many locations across the country underscores their demand.
National Nurses United
Jun 25, 2020