CNA applauds introduction of S.B. 1061 removing medical debt from credit reports
The bill, sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prevent medical debt collectors from sharing medical debt information with credit reporting agencies.
California Nurses Association
Mar 11, 2024
Frequently asked questions about the Nurse Advocacy Network
We are a grassroots activist network of nurses, other health care workers, patients, and community supporters who mobilize for patient care protections and health care justice nationwide. We work to hold our elected officials, health care employers, and other decision-makers accountable for the health and safety of our communities.
Fresno County Department of Public Health nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at the Public Health Department in Fresno, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new two-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 8, 2024
Nurses at Kansas City-area hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA
Nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United at two hospitals in the Kansas City area will rally on March 12 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 8, 2024
Nurse Alert: Fraudulent data collection email
We have become aware that some members are receiving messages which falsely purport to be from CNA/NNOC/NNU. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this email solicitation.
NNU condemns CDC’s decision to shorten the five-day isolation guidance for Covid-19
Slashing the Covid isolation guidance from five days to potentially just 24 hours based on the presence of fever ignores the available scientific evidence that people with Covid infections often remain infectious well beyond five days.
National Nurses United
Mar 6, 2024
Atlanta VA nurses to hold protest for patient safety and workplace violence prevention
Nurses at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center will hold a protest to call attention to their serious patient safety concerns, including ongoing short-staffing, poor security measures to prevent workplace violence, and a lack of leadership accountability.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 6, 2024
Durham VA nurses to hold speakout and rally for safe patient care and RN retention
Registered nurses at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, N.C., will hold a protest on Thursday, March 7, to demand that the VA address their concerns about patient safety, staff moral distress, and lack of flexible work schedules to retain nurses at their facility.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 5, 2024
Desert Regional Medical Center nurses to speak out at public forum on hospital’s future
Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California are urging the public to participate in a public forum on March 5 regarding the future of the public hospital, which is currently leased by Tenet Healthcare, a massive health care corporation worth more than $9 billion.
California Nurses Association
Mar 4, 2024
Ascension Seton nurses ratify first union contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract Monday. This is the first-ever union contract at ASCMA, which is the largest private-sector hospital in Texas to form a nurses union.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 5, 2024