National Nurses United condemns congressional inaction on protecting nurses, other health care workers from COVID-19
Statement by National Nurses United Nurses About Making Homemade Facemasks for Health Care Workers
National Nurses United RN members are touched and extremely grateful for the many people graciously offering their time and effort to produce homemade masks from cloth and similar materials at a time when our members are severely short of proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
It is true that if nurses are infected and become sick, all of us are at greater risk. If we are sick, who will take care of patients in the face of this terrifying pandemic?
Union Workers in the Building Trades Donate Masks to Nurses Amidst Government Inaction
Today, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), an alliance of fourteen affiliated unions collectively representing over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the building and construction industry, announced a partnership with National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in America, to donate N-95 respirator masks and other protective equipment to nurses.
Nurses Send Petition to Congress Demanding Immediate Protections During COVID-19 Outbreak
NABTU Mask Donations
Protect Nurses: Building Solidarity For All Our Health

Nurses: California Needs to Do More on Protective Gear
Updated COVID-19 survey of registered nurses shows little improvement and worsening availability of personal protective equipment
Nurses: Time to sharply ramp up health care capacity for COVID-19
Global Nurses United Press Clips
Nurses Say Eastern Maine Medical Center Has Addressed Many of Their Concerns Over COVID-19 Safety Preparations
Earlier today registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) highlighted progress that has been made through talks with the medical center concerning its preparedness for COVID-19, announced Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA).