UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital to hold informational picket over safety concerns related to COVID-19 exposure and infection rates
Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital will hold an informational picket to demand management address infection control deficiencies that put patients and nurses at risk for exposure and infection from COVID-19.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 24, 2020
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
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital RNs rally to highlight patient safety issues RNs Demand PPE, safe staffing levels, and reinstatement of laid-off nurses
Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, Calif. will hold a rally on Saturday, June 20 to address patient safety issues. These issues include the reuse of PPE which can lead to the exposure and transmission of dangerous pathogens, including COVID-1, and the recent layoffs of experienced nurses from the emergency department despite current staffing shortages which can negatively impact care.
California Nurses Association
Jun 19, 2020
Today City of Hope Medical Center Nurses to Hold Juneteenth Candlelight Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter
Nurses at City of Hope Medical Center, are hosting a Juneteenth candlelight vigil in support of and in solidarity with Black Lives Matter - Nurses for Black Lives.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 19, 2020
National Nurses United Endorses Charles Booker for U.S. Senate
National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union of registered nurses, announced today that it has endorsed State Rep. Charles Booker for U.S. Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Booker is running against Senator Mitch McConnell in next Tuesday’s primary.
National Nurses United
Jun 19, 2020
This Juneteenth, Celebrating Black Freedom Means Caring About Black Health
“I can’t breathe,” Gary Fowler told three different metro Detroit emergency departments, as he begged for a COVID-19 test. He was dismissed and turned away each time. On April 7, 2020, sitting up in a recliner because breathing was so difficult, he died at age 56.
Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United
Nurses Call DACA, LGBTQ Rulings Victories For Justice, Human Rights
National Nurses United today praised the Supreme Court rulings this week protecting the rights of Dreamers and LGBTQ workers as significant victories for human rights and social justice.
National Nurses United
Jun 18, 2020
Nurses to Hold Juneteenth Actions to Protest Lack of Police Accountability and Demand Justice
Kaiser nurses and frontline health care workers will hold Juneteenth actions in Northern and Southern California to peacefully protest the lack of police accountability and demand justice for local communities and an end to systemic racism, which is at the heart of much of the current crisis.
California Nurses Association
Jun 18, 2020
MNA and NNU Renew Call for Halt of COVID-19 Mask Decontamination Processes After UMass Scientist Questions Safety of Re-Used Masks Due to Lack of Rigorous Testing
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) have renewed their calls for an immediate halt to COVID-19 mask decontamination processes because the testing of decontaminated masks fails to meet established scientific standards.
Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020
National Nurses United RNs condemn Trump administration rollback of critical health care protections for transgender patients
The 155,000 registered nurse members of National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s change of a rule that rolls back protections for our transgender patients against discrimination by health care providers, hospitals, and health insurance companies.
National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2020