Hines VA nurses and health care worker unions to hold action and press conference during Nurses Week, noon, May 12
Unions that represent Chicago’s Edward J. Hines, Jr. VA Hospital registered nurses, psychiatrists, physicians, license practice nurses, health care technicians, and other employees, will hold an action and press conference on Thursday, May 12, at noon.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 10, 2022
Sen. Baldwin to introduce workplace violence prevention bill in U.S. Senate during Nurses Week
Sen. Baldwin and Rep Courtney will be speaking at a press conference at noon on Wednesday, along with NNU President Jean Ross, RN; AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond; American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten; Meg Dionne, RN at Maine Medical Center in Portland; and others.
National Nurses United
May 9, 2022
About strikes
Strike facts
A strike is the most powerful tactic used in the negotiation process and, when used, is done with careful preparation. In 95 percent of CNA/NNOC/NNU’s negotiations, RNs have won successful contracts without strikes.
National Nurses United: Collective Nurse Power Can Ensure Health Justice
National Nurses United affirms our position that unionization and collective nurse power are the best defenses against systemic failures. The recent high-profile case against former nurse RaDonda Vaught has shaken the entire nursing profession, offering important lessons about what it takes to protect patient safety in a corporate health environment.
Nurses: Likely Supreme Court ruling on reproductive rights poses major threat to patients’ health, security
National Nurses United called the draft majority U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade an “unconscionable threat to women’s health and security, especially low-income women and all child-bearing people who have fewer options to exercise their reproductive rights.”
National Nurses United
May 3, 2022
A legally binding contract
Your first NNU contract negotiations will provide you with an opportunity to work with your nurse colleagues to improve conditions for nurses and enhance protections for patients.
New standards for RNs and patient protection
NNOC/NNU representation provides RNs with the tools to have a real voice in patient care decisions, which we use to create safer health care facilities to protect our patients, our licenses, and ourselves. NNOC/NNU contracts include nondiscrimination language related to work, such as seniority, age, race, and gender.
Better salaries and benefits and a secure retirement
NNU nurses have won collective bargaining agreements that are the model for RNs across the nation.
Organizing: Know your rights
You have a legal right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a federal labor law. In the case of many public hospitals, state law that is similar to the NLRA governs the process.
Organizing: How it works
Organizing your facility is the cornerstone of RN power. Learn more about the process.