Bay Area nurses to begin strikes on May 2
Nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif. and John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. will hold two separate strikes to protest their respective managements’ refusal to address demands for fair contracts.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 24, 2023
Social Justice Leadership Program
The Social Justice Leadership Program is an opportunity to level-up your leadership and build our union power to fight for social justice by becoming a skilled social justice facilitator!
Nurses spotlight hypocrisy of Ascension at gala event
Nurses will be handing out informational flyers to call attention to the hypocrisy of Ascension: fundraising in the name of women’s and reproductive health services when Ascension has closed five such units nationwide over the last year.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 21, 2023
Nurses applaud Supreme Court decision rejecting restrictions on abortion pill access as Republicans continue class war on trans health care, gender justice
National Nurses United applauds the Supreme Court’s decision to reject restrictions on access to Mifepristone, commonly known as the abortion pill.
National Nurses United
Apr 21, 2023
Members of Congress introduce bill to prevent violence in health care, social service workplaces
The bill would mandate that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration create a federal standard requiring health care and social service employers to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans.
National Nurses United
Apr 18, 2023
Nurses spotlight HCA profiteering at founding family’s Nashville gala
Dozens of registered nurses employed by HCA Healthcare will travel from around the country to greet attendees of the 2023 Frist Gala in Nashville, Tenn. They will call attention to the Frist family’s troubling stewardship of HCA, which operates nearly 200 hospitals in 20 states.
National Nurses United
Apr 14, 2023
Californians need CalCare, not Sacramento stall tactics
Nurses know that passing legislation to create CalCare is of life-and-death urgency and the most critical step towards guaranteeing health care for all Californians. That’s why we don’t support the approach proposed in SB 770, which would put the bureaucratic cart before the health care horse.
Sandy Reding, RN
How a nurse rallied her union to fight for gender-affirming care
To honor International Transgender Day of Visibility, National Nurses United is proud to share this story from nurse-member Dara Tep, RN, and her colleagues.
National Nurses United
