National Nurses United applauds the FTC’s ruling that limits the use of certain stay-or-pay contracts, including training repayment agreement provisions that have burdened many nurses.

Members of the California Nurses Association, other labor unions, advocacy groups, elected officials and activists praised the Assembly Health Committee’s vote to move forward the single-payer health care bill.

A team of volunteer registered nurses returned today from Guatemala, where they provided free medical care in rural, severely underserved areas as part of Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of National Nurses United and the California Nurses Foundation.

National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Congresswoman Summer Lee for re-election in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, where she has already delivered good-paying jobs, a cleaner environment, and leadership on reproductive health care.

Nurses in El Paso, Texas, will hold a rally Thursday, April 25, at Las Palmas Medical Center as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility’s owner. Nurses from both Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers will attend and speak at the rally, and they say their key priorities for their new contract are intended to improve patient care and working conditions at their facility.

RNs and technicians at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) in Machias, Maine, gave notice to their employer that they will hold a strike for two days, starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30 to protest the administration’s refusal to address their deep concerns about recruitment and retention.

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their deep concerns about patient care if the administration moves forward with plans to reassign RNs to work in areas where they do not have training nor expertise.

Ahead of Health Committee hearing, members of the California Nurses Association, other labor unions, advocacy groups, and members of the California State Assembly will gather at Cesar Chavez Park.

Hundreds of registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association will hold a protest at Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco Medical Center to highlight their patient safety concerns about artificial intelligence technology and the hospital industry’s rush to implement untested and unregulated AI.