San Leandro Hospital Nurses will be holding a press conference on Thursday to highlight what nurses say are unsafe working conditions, unacceptable staffing levels, and an inadequate level of care for the community, the California Nurses Association announced today.

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket and rally at St. Vincent Medical Center, on Friday. Oct. 12, to demand that the facility continue to operate as a full service acute care hospital despite the bankruptcy sale of the owner, Verity Health System.

Registered nurses plan to an informational picket and rally at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, on Thursday Oct. 11 to demand that both hospitals continue to operate as full service acute care hospitals despite the bankruptcy sale of the owner, Verity Health Systems.

Registered nurses and caregivers with Tri-City Medical Center and Palomar Health System are holding two town hall meetings to highlight patient safety concerns, such as chronic short staffing and nurse retention at their respective hospitals in San Diego County

National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the country, today announced its endorsement of Rep. Beto O’Rourke in the 2018 Texas U.S. Senate race, given his strong stance on issues that positively impact public health and safety.

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, strongly condemns the impending confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Registered nurses from across the U.S. will gather in Minneapolis this weekend for the National Nurses United (NNU) convention in conjunction with the state Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) convention. RNs will discuss issues, such as the fight for Medicare for All, the health impacts of climate-crisis fueled extreme weather events, and how RNs can unite to protect patients and communities from so-called right-to-work legislation as part of the corporate agenda that values profits above people, NNU announced today.

At an emergency D.C. City Council hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 10, nurses, doctors, community leaders, and faith activists will call on city leaders to demand that Providence Hospital remains open as a fully functioning hospital with acute-care services.