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NNU Presidents posing with Vice President Kamala Harris

National Nurses United applauds Harris plan to expand Medicare benefits

National Nurses United applauds Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand Medicare benefits to include vision, hearing, and a long-term care-at-home program.

October 9, 2024

• NNU

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital cheering with raised fists

NMMC RNs speak out against abrupt closure of child psychiatric unit

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine are demanding greater transparency from management after its abrupt closure of the Child Adolescent Psychiatric Unit.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 9, 2024

• MSNA, • NNOC

Nurses picketing outside Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital nurses in Asheville ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 9, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC

Members holding signs "Save lives: Safe staffing now"

Palomar Health registered nurses and caregivers to hold picket for patient safety

Nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Thursday, Oct. 10 to demand management improve staffing levels, commit to the needs of the community, and address the dire need for the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses and caregivers.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and CHEU
October 8, 2024

Hazel Hawkins nurses picket at town hall

Registered nurses oppose Measure X, urge voters to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, are opposed to Measure X, a ballot measure that would eliminate the public’s ownership, control, and oversight over the hospital by selling it to newly formed subsidiary, Insight Health of America, a private Michigan-based company. Hazel Hawkins is currently publicly owned and governed by the San Benito County Health Care District Board of Directors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 8, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Desert Regional nurses hold information picket at health district board meeting

Palm Springs nurses oppose Measure AA, urge voters to keep Desert Regional Medical Center a public hospital

Nurses say Tenet has not invested in staffing or maintaining the facility, resulting in chronic understaffing, inoperable elevators, sewage leaks, and vermin infestations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 4, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Nurse ready to canvass for Harris Walz

Union nurses to canvass door to door in Tucson, Ariz., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members are joining the Arizona State AFL-CIO for a rally and canvassing door to door in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, Oct. 5.

National Nurses United
October 4, 2024

Nurses holding signs "Nurses for Kamala", "Harris, Walz"

Union nurses to canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members will canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket, starting on Saturday, Oct. 5.

National Nurses United
October 4, 2024

• NNU

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National Nurses United celebrates newly seated Council of Presidents for 2024-2027 term

National Nurses United has welcomed its newly seated Council of Presidents to their offices for the 2024-2027 term. The new leaders were seated at NNU’s 15th Anniversary Convention in September, which commemorated the visionary union leadership of nurses and NNU’s foundation in 2009.

National Nurses United
October 3, 2024

• NNU, • MINA, • MNA, • NYSNA, • CNA

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California nurses applaud new law that provides transparency, improves equity in nursing education

California Nurses Association, the largest union of registered nurses in the state, applauds the signing of Senate Bill 1015 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Nurses say the new law is an essential step towards ensuring clinical placement opportunities for California’s future nurses, particularly for students attending public institutions like community colleges and state universities.

California Nurses Association
October 2, 2024

• CNA