National Nurses United applauds the Biden administration’s recent action to remove medical bills from most credit reports, a huge win for patients nationwide. A new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will increase privacy protections, prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports, and prevent debt collectors from coercing payments for inaccurate or false medical bills.

As members of a coalition of community members representing patients and healthcare workers committed to safeguarding equitable access to medical services for all San Jose residents, registered nurses with California Nurses Association will take part in “Lives Lost” rally on Thursday, June 13.

Nurses at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., will hold a rally on Thursday, June 13, to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address its nurse recruitment and retention crisis in contract negotiations.

Registered nurses at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California, voted overwhelmingly Friday, June 7 in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

RNs at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, Calif. will picket outside the hospital on June 10 to pressure hospital and county leaders to reverse dangerous cuts to patient care.

RNs deeply oppose the San Benito County Health Care District board’s vote to enter into exclusive negotiations with a private entity, ahead of the proposed sale of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.

Registered nurses who work at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals around the country will hold a picket and rally on Thursday, June 6, at the Veterans Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to call on the VA to lift what is in effect a hiring freeze that has contributed to more than 66,000 vacancies across the health system.

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally to highlight their contract campaign priorities to improve patient care and working conditions. Nurses will be joined by Attorney General Josh Stein who since 2018 has demanded that HCA meet its obligation to provide quality, affordable care to western North Carolina.

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns, including mismanagement of VA staff by Cincinnati VA executives.