Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Veterans and RNs to Demand Congress Protect Veterans Health Care
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will join veterans and registered nurses for an April 17 town hall discussion on protecting VA health care system from the threat of privatization. Nurses and veterans are calling for an immediate end to the administration’s attacks on the VA health care
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Apr 15, 2019
Largest U.S. Nurses’ Union Praises Sen. Sanders’ for His Medicare for All Bill
Today, National Nurses United (NNU) stood with Senator Bernie Sanders as he reintroduced his updated Medicare for All bill, with backing from several other Senators.
National Nurses United
Apr 10, 2019
Strong 'Medicare for All' legislation is like bargaining a strong union contract
A recent Washington Post article highlighted how National Nurses United and other progressive groups influenced and shaped Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-Wash.) new Medicare for All act into the strongest possible legislation.
NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN, Contributing to The Hill
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
Nurses from Alameda, San Leandro Hospitals picket for safe patient care conditions
RNs Demand Alameda Health System Bargain in Good Faith and Not Balance Its Budget on Backs of Nurses, Patients
Nurses from Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospitals—both part of Alameda Health System (AHS)—will picket Wednesday, April 3, to draw attention to issues impacting safe patient care, and safe staffing, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Apr 2, 2019
Maryland Lawmakers Demand Johns Hopkins Hospital Respect Nurses' Rights, End Interference in Union Organizing Drive
Forty-seven members of the Maryland General Assembly today sent a letter to Johns Hopkins Hospital urging management to respect the rights of registered nurses to form a union, to stop interfering in their organizing drive, and stop using anti-union consultants to deny nurses their rights.
National Nurses United
Apr 2, 2019
Answering the call — Registered Nurses provide critical care to migrant families
Registered Nurse Response Network volunteers spent three days at Casa Alitas, a Catholic Community Services shelter in Tucson, Ariz., providing medical care to migrant families and asylum seekers recently released from federal detention.
RN Response Network
RNRN Volunteers Deploy to the Border Nurse Volunteers Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN)— a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU)—are answering the call again this weekend, providing medical care for migrants and asylum seekers. RNRN/NNU has been sending teams of volunteer nurses to the Tucson area since February.
National Nurses United
Mar 29, 2019
Illinois RNs Applaud Lawmakers as They Move Gold-Standard Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Legislation to Full Assembly
Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) applaud Illinois lawmakers for voting overwhelmingly to move the Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604) to the full assembly.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Mar 27, 2019