Union nurses endorse Congresswoman Cori Bush for re-election
National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Congresswoman Cori Bush for re-election in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, where she has fought to protect nurses and patients with real solutions that comprehensively address the nurse staffing crisis, strengthen unions, protect working families, and guarantee health care for all.
National Nurses United
Jul 12, 2024
Kansas City nurses to hold informational pickets at two local HCA hospitals
Nurses at HCA hospitals in the Kansas City area will hold two informational pickets on July 16 and July 17 to protest management’s refusal to address RNs’ concerns about patient care and safe staffing in on-going contract negotiations.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 12, 2024
Fawcett Hospital nurses protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care
Nurses at Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., will hold a rally on Monday, July 8, to protest HCA’s failure to address nurses’ grave concerns over chronic short staffing and patient safety during the current contract negotiations.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 5, 2024
NNU PPE decontamination statements and materials
Beginning in March 2020, many hospitals and other healthcare employers have turned to decontaminating single-use N95 respirators to be reused multiple times, given reports of PPE shortages. Several states have now begun reopening but have not taken substantial action to increase PPE production. Instead states and employers are relying on potentially dangerous decontamination methods. NNU has evaluated the available evidence on decontamination methods and determined NO METHOD IS BOTH SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
NNU condemns Supreme Court’s decision eviscerating role of regulatory agencies
National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision eviscerating the role of regulatory agencies. The 6-3 decision, effectively overturned a 1984 legal precedent known as “Chevron deference,” which allows experts in regulatory agencies to define implementation of laws passed by Congress.
National Nurses United
Jun 28, 2024
Tucson nurses rally for safe patient care at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, protest staffing crisis
Registered nurses at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Ariz., will hold a rally on Monday, July 1, to highlight troubling patient safety concerns and chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient care.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 28, 2024
Nurses will rally in Largo to protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care
Nurses from three HCA Florida hospitals will rally at HCA Florida Largo Hospital in Largo, Fla., on Tuesday, July 2, to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations, especially around safe staffing and patient care.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 28, 2024
Environmental Justice press releases
All National Nurses United press releases related to environmental justice.
Denver VA nurses to rally to protest staffing crisis due to hiring freeze
Nurses at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, will hold a rally on Thursday, June 27, to protest the ongoing hiring freeze by the Department of Veteran Affairs and host a bake sale to raise money to hire nursing staff.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 25, 2024
