Tucson nurses to hold rally and media availability for patient safety
Registered nurses at Carondelet St. Joseph’s in Tucson, Ariz. will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and management attempting to silence RNs who advocate for safer standards
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 10, 2023
Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association
Nurses at the 194-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 9, 2023
International Working Women’s Day honors a union on strike
International Women’s Day is important. But to truly honor this day and its goals, we must revisit the story of International Working Women’s Day, of thousands of fed-up workers boiling over into the streets of New York.
Bonnie Castillo, RN, Executive Director of National Nurses United
Los Angeles nurses to hold informational picket for patient and workplace safety
Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, persistent violations of California’s nurse-to-patient ratios law, and recruitment and retention of nurses
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 7, 2023
Sutter Health nurses ratify strong contracts to improve recruitment and retention, patient safety
RNs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to ratify their collective bargaining agreement today, concluding a 21-month system-wide contract fight with Sutter Health.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 3, 2023
California Nurses Association condemns state decision to lift mask, vaccine requirements in health care settings
CNA condemned today’s announcement by California Department of Public Health that mask and vaccine requirements would be lifted April 3 in the state’s health care settings, just eight days after California reached the grim toll of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths.
California Nurses Association
Mar 3, 2023
DC nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 5, 2023
Nurses condemn new Florida bill as sweeping attack on higher education
NNU today urged the rejection of a new Florida bill intended to ban funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and eliminate majors focused on the study of race and gender in Florida colleges and universities calling it an attack on students of color, women, and access for all students to essential curriculum in higher education.
National Nurses United
Feb 28, 2023
UCLA nurses to protest overcrowding in hospitals
Registered nurses at UCLA will rally on Wednesday, March 1, outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical to demand that management end the unsafe practice of placing ER patients in hallway beds and squeezing two patients into single-occupancy rooms.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 27, 2023