NNU announced its support for Kamala Harris’ decision to select Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

Registered nurses who work for San Bernardino County will speak out during public comment at the board of supervisors meeting in San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday, August 6, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including chronic short staffing and the county’s failure to recruit and retain RNs.

RNs at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold an informational picket on August 6 to protest management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care.

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will speak at the Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, July 31, to demand safe staffing and a strong union contract the prioritizes recruitment and retention.

RNs at Doctors Medical Center (DMC) in Modesto, Calif. will hold a picket on Tuesday, July 30 to highlight troubling patient safety concerns and chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient care.

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

NNU’s Executive Council, elected by national nurse membership, voted to endorse Harris on the heels of President Biden’s announcement that he would no longer be seeking reelection.

Over the past four years, and throughout his career, President Joe Biden has worked to improve the lives of working people across this country. Under his leadership, his administration has embraced nurses’ values of caring, compassion, and community. National Nurses United is deeply grateful for his service and dedication to our nation.

Registered nurses from Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., will attend the Tuesday, July 23 San Benito County Board of Supervisors special meeting to discuss their ongoing concerns about patient safety and the future of the public hospital.

Registered nurses at University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. will hold an information picket on Wednesday, July 17 to highlight their frustrations over hospital management’s inaction against dangerous conditions for nurses and patients.