Other State and Local 2022 Endorsements
National Nurses United is committed to building a broad movement for transformative social change and confronting the powerful interests that dominate our economic and political system. We are proud to support Congressional, state, and local candidates that share nurses’ values of caring, compassion, and community.
Ventura County nurses and health care professionals call on Board of Supervisors to address recruitment, retention, and staffing concerns
RNs and health care professionals who work for the Ventura County Health System will speak out about their concerns over patient safety, the lack of recruitment and retention of experienced nurses, and the problem of chronic short staffing during the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, March 14.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 10, 2023
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