Sutter Roseville nurses to hold candlelight vigil at shift change to demand safe staffing
Nurses say chronic short staffing and a lack of resources has contributed to moral injury on the job while Sutter Health continues to turn a profit.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 5, 2021
California nurses welcome signing of bill to tackle implicit bias in nursing education as step forward on racial health disparity
CNA welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature enacting landmark legislation to require implicit bias education and training for nursing students and new graduates in California, an important step in addressing persistent racial disparities, particularly in health care.
California Nurses Association
Oct 4, 2021
Nurses praise President Biden’s leadership on Build Back Better agenda bill essential for improving lives of women workers and their families
NNU strongly endorsed efforts by President Biden, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the vast majority of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses to pass the reconciliation and infrastructure legislation in tandem.
National Nurses United
Oct 4, 2021
Doctors Medical RNs picket Oct. 5 to protest unsafe staffing
RNs demand that the medical center step up its efforts to recruit and retain registered nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 4, 2021
Doctors Hospital of Manteca RNs vote by 94 percent to join CNA
When the ballots were counted today, a total of 121 RNs voted to join CNA, with just 8 votes for "no union."
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 30, 2021
Nurses call on FTC to investigate hospital contracts that place onerous burden on new RN graduates
NNU is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate exploitative employment contracts common in the hospital industry that impose harsh burdens on new registered nurse graduates.
National Nurses United
Oct 4, 2021
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital nurses demand safe staffing
Nurses say despite repeated appeals, the hospital is failing to provide much needed resources and staff, which jeopardizes patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 2, 2021
Social Justice and Equity Workshops
Schedule an NNU Social Justice Workshop today!
The Division of Social Justice and Equity offers a series of interactive, action-oriented workshops to support union nurses’ in advancing racial justice and gender justice in our workplaces and beyond. The workshops are intended to build our collective power to confront some of the most crucial social justice struggles of our time.
Los Angeles nurses to hold action for patient safety
RNs at PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital, in Los Angeles, Calif. will hold an action Wednesday, Sept. 29 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short staffing, lack of break relief, and the hospital’s unwillingness to address retention and recruitment problems among staff.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 27, 2021
National Nurses United applauds CDC director’s approval of Covid boosters for health care workers
NNU praised CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's decision early Friday morning to overrule the CDC’s own advisors.
National Nurses United
Sep 24, 2021