Nation’s largest nurses union stands with Rep. Casar in support of heat protections for all workers
NNU stands in solidarity with Texas workers and U.S. Representative Greg Casar, who stood vigil and went on thirst strike today for Texans affected by Governor Abbott’s recent decision to eliminate water break protections.
National Nurses United
Jul 25, 2023
Ascension nurses in Wichita and Austin to demand urgent improvements to patient safety
At a public action on July 26, registered nurses at Ascension via Christi St. Joseph Hospital, Ascension via Christi St. Francis Hospital, and Ascension Seton Medical Center will deliver petitions to hospital management demanding they take urgent action to improve patient care.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 25, 2023
Registered nurses and caregivers vote overwhelmingly to ratify new contracts at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Members of California Nurses Association and Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention
California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
Jul 21, 2023
Nation's largest nurses union stands in solidarity with striking actors
National Nurses United and affiliates across the country stand in fierce solidarity with the striking members of SAG-AFTRA. Nurses know firsthand the importance of saying ‘Enough!’ to greedy employers, who refuse to respect the workers without whom their industries could not exist.
National Nurses United
Jul 20, 2023
Updates on the CDC Advisory Committee’s efforts to weaken infection control guidance for health care
The CDC has an advisory committee called HICPAC, which stands for Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. This committee recently initiated work to update the CDC’s 2007 guidance, Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings.
Saint Louis University Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest staffing crisis
Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold an informational picket to demand that management address the staffing crisis at the facility and its impact on patient safety.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 17, 2023
Portland nurses and clinicians demand removal of management team to protect patients
Registered nurses and clinicians who work for MaineHealth Care at Home (MHCAH) in Portland, Maine, held a rally and speak-out today to demand the removal of the management team at the home health services agency.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jul 14, 2023
Rocky Mountain Regional VA registered nurses demand management address epidemic of workplace violence
RNs at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., are planning to hold a rally to demand that management address the epidemic of violence at the facility and take meaningful steps to provide a safe workplace for health care professionals and a safe place of healing for veterans.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 13, 2023
Ebola
The first person infected with Ebola in the US - nurse Nina Pham - made infectious disease a major news story. And Ebola is just one high-profile example of the infectious diseases to which RNs can be exposed. NNU advocates for nurses to have the education, training, and personal protective equipment they need. Our successes include landmark mandatory Ebola guidelines in California and collective bargaining agreements with strong infectious disease protections.