Nurses Top Gallup Poll Again Ranking #1 in Honesty and Ethics
Nurses once again topped the Gallup Poll's annual ranking of how Americans view 22 major professions with 84% of the public rating their honesty and ethical standards as "high" or "very high." Nurses have ranked first for 15 consecutive years and every year except for one in the 18 years that Gallup has surveyed public opinion on what profession is most trusted.

National Nurses United
Dec 19, 2016
RNs at Florida Medical Center and Palmetto General Hospital Approve New Contracts
Registered Nurses at two South Florida hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, voted by a wide margin to approve new contracts ensuring vital patient care and nursing practice protections, National Nurses United announced today.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Florida
Dec 12, 2016
Workplace Violence Regulations for Healthcare Facilities Go in Effect April 1
California’s Office of Administrative Law gave final approval to the nation’s strongest state workplace violence regulations for healthcare facilities and set an effective date of April 1, 2017
California Nurses Association
Dec 9, 2016
Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve Contract at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, CA
Registered nurses voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract this week covering nearly 1,000 nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Ca., announced the California Nurses Association.
California Nurses Association
Dec 9, 2016
RNs at Florida Medical Center and Palmetto Gen. Hospital Reach Tentative Agreements on New Contracts
Registered Nurses at two South Florida hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, have reached tentative agreements on new contracts ensuring vital patient care and nursing practice protections.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - Florida
Dec 7, 2016
Healthcare Workers have Highest Rates of Asthma, according to CDC
According to a new Centers for Disease Control study, the healthcare and social assistance industry has the highest percentage of workers with asthma — 10.7% of workers in this industry reported having asthma.
Bonnie Castillo, NNU Director of Health & Safety
Repealing Obamacare? Here’s a better idea – Medicare for all
Now that the dogged opponents of the Affordable Care Act have caught the Obamacare bus, transforming U.S. healthcare is back on the political agenda. Repeal of the ACA will not curb the persistent, systemic inequities of our profit-focused healthcare system.
RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Huffington Post
Nurses: Tragic Fire Highlights Need for Real Action in Oakland on Affordable Housing Crisis
The horrid loss of life in the Oakland warehouse fire Saturday night should be a call for first grieving followed by action on the broader problem plaguing Oakland and similar Bay Area communities – inadequate affordable housing, said the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today.
California Nurses Association
Dec 5, 2016
Nurses Join Rep. Pelosi, Senators Schumer and Sanders for “Hands Off Medicare†Press Conf
Registered nurses will join House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, along with seniors and activists for a press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 7, announcing the delivery of more than one million petition signatures demanding that President Elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell keep their hands off the American people’s earned Medicare benefits.
National Nurses United
Dec 5, 2016
Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement at Antelope Valley Hospital
Registered nurses and hospital administrators have reached a significant tentative agreement on a new contract covering nearly 1,000 nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Ca., announced the California Nurses Association.
California Nurses Association
Dec 5, 2016