Trumka Announces Support for Washington Hospital Center RNs
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will keynote a strike rally of registered nurses in front of Washington Hospital Center next Friday, March 4, National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, announced today.
Press Release
Feb 25, 2011
Nurses Welcome D.C. Council Members’ Support
New Unfair Labor Practice Charges Filed Against Washington Hospital Center. National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, today praised 10 members of the District of Columbia City Council for pressing Washington Hospital Center to settle its ongoing labor dispute. The RNs have called a one-day strike for Friday, March 4 with the hospital threatening a lockout that would prolong the dispute. Negotiations are scheduled to resume tomorrow.
Press Release
Feb 24, 2011
Washington Hospital Center RNs Gather After Calling One-Day Strike Over Patient Safety Concerns
RNs Available for Media: As March 4th Strike Approaches at Facility: Registered nurses at Washington D.C.’s largest hospital, Washington Hospital Center, will gather today, Feb. 23, to prepare for their announced one-day walkout coming on Friday, March 4. Nurses will be preparing picket signs and engaging in picket training.
Press Release
Feb 23, 2011
State of California Fines Children’s Hospital Oakland for “Serious†Safety Violations
Registered nurses from Children’s Hospital Oakland (CHO) will hold a media availability to discuss citations issued today by CalOSHA, citing the medical center’s failure to comply with mandated security regulations that have put staff and patients in danger over a three-year period.
Press Release
Feb 22, 2011
Just Say No - no more cuts for workers
By Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director, National Nurses United, AFL-CIO.
There should be two lasting lessons to emerge from the heroic labor-led protests in Wisconsin. First, working people--with our many allies, students, seniors, women's organizations, and more--are inspired and ready to fight. Second, we need to send a clear and unequivocal message to the right-wing politicians and those in the media suggesting further concessions from working people.
Huffington Post
New Bill Would Boost Patient Safety in California Hospitals
SACRAMENTO – Legislation introduced today by State Sen. Leland Yee and sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United would strengthen California’s landmark safe hospital staffing law by stepping up enforcement to enhance patient protections.
Press Release
Feb 18, 2011
@ProtestInTheUSA: from Madison to America…from Workers to All People
Is this Wisconsin revolt the protest that wakes up America and starts the push-back to big business and their anti-human agenda? National Nurses United sure hopes so, and we're doing our part to move that along. Please join our efforts by following @ProtestInTheUsa, our new national newsline of reports, notices, and videos about specific protests in the USA concerning democracy, healthcare, workers’ rights, and human rights.
National Nurses Movement
Wisconsin Democrats flee state to block passage of anti-union bill
A group of Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote. Instead, they left the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal.
Associated Press
Hospitals remove beds from corridors after nurses protest
Hospitals reduced the number of beds in their internal medicine departments on Tuesday, so none of them would have more than 120-percent occupancy.

The Health Ministry’s policy change resulted from protests last month by the Nurses Union, which threatened not to admit any patients to the departments if they had to lie on beds in corridors, and that they would walk out of their jobs if this occurred.
Jerusalem Post
Inspired By Waves of Protests Across World, America’s Nurses Launch “Protests in the USAâ€
Inspired by the surge of popular protests around the world and in states like Wisconsin against out-of-touch corporate and political power, America’s union of registered nurses today launches a newsline designed to help coordinate and encourage grassroots protests in the United States.
Press Release
Feb 16, 2011