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
Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Protest Mask Reprocessing and the Growing Number of Kaiser Nurses Infected with COVID-19
To protest Kaiser’s implementation of dangerous mask decontamination processes, and to protest the coinciding increased number of Kaiser nurses infected with COVID-19, registered nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center are holding an action and media availability
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 7, 2020
El Paso HCA RNs to Protest HCA Retaliation Against RN Who Objected to Unsafe Conditions
Las Palmas Medical Center registered nurses, joined by nurses from across El Paso, will rally Friday to protest retaliation against an RN who has been spoken publicly about inadequate COVID-19 safety measures, and was suspended this week after objecting to an unsafe assignment at the HCA hospital.
National Nurses United
May 7, 2020