Press Releases

Submitted by Administrator on September 25, 2017
Quality Care For Veterans

RNs File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Secretary Wilkie Alleging Illegal Tactics to Deny Union Protections and Silence RNs Ability to Advocate for Veterans

Nurses say by denying their union protections, the VA is attempting to limit a Veterans Affairs nurse’s ability to advocate for the highest quality of patient care.

National Nurses United
November 16, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

• Nationwide

Camp Fire tears through Paradise, CA

RN Response Network Sends Volunteer Nurses to Butte County in Aftermath of California Wildfires

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) is sending volunteer nurses to Butte County, California to assist in responding to the disaster created by the deadly Camp Fire, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.

RN Response Network
November 16, 2018

• RNRN

• California

Workplace Violence Puts Everyone At Risk

Nurses Applaud Introduction of Federal Legislation to Prevent Workplace Violence in Health Care, Social Service Settings

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, HR 7141, introduced today by Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2).

National Nurses United
November 16, 2018

• Workplace Violence

• Nationwide

Join Nurses - Save Providence Hospital

Nurses, Labor and Faith Leaders Demand State Health Agency Keep Providence Hospital Open

Registered nurses and caregivers, along with community, faith and labor leaders, will provide testimony to the D.C. State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) on the detrimental effects closing Providence Hospital will have on East D.C. communities.

National Nurses United
November 15, 2018

• District of Columbia

RN’s at Methodist Hospital of Southern California

RNs at Methodist Hospital of Southern California Vote to Join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia, CA voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join the state’s largest RN union, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU). This vote represents the largest number of non-union nurses in Southern California to join a union in at least five years.

California Nurses Association
November 14, 2018

• Organizing Victories

• California