Press releases

Global Nurses United Leaders Demand World Health Organization Strengthen Its Guidance on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus

Leaders of an international federation of nurse and health care worker unions from 28 countries, Global Nurses United (GNU), sent a letter today to the World Health Organization, demanding that WHO strengthen its interim guidance on infection prevention and control of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV.

Global Nurses United

January 29, 2020

Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care

Veterans and RNs are hosting a town hall on Thursday, Jan. 30 to educate the public on the current threats to the VA health care system and strategize on how best to protect this vital institution for all veterans. Nurses and veterans are calling on Congress to protect the VA from privatization efforts and to fully staff and fund the VA so it can continue to provide the highest quality of care to our nation’s veterans, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 29, 2020

• Veterans Affairs

National Nurses United Endorses Georgette Gomez for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed San Diego City Council President Georgette Gomez in her campaign for the U.S.

National Nurses United

January 23, 2020

Health Care Workers and Employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia Vote to Unionize

Last night, health care workers and employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. voted to join the Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU).

Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union

January 23, 2020

• CHEU

Dolores Trujillo, RN, appointed to CA Board of Registered Nursing

California Nurses Association (CNA) board member Dolores Trujillo, RN, of Sacramento has been appointed to a four-year position on

California Nurses Association

January 22, 2020

National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Marie Newman to represent Illinois’ 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

National Nurses United

January 21, 2020

National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Marie Newman to represent Illinois’ 3^rd congressional district in the US House of

National Nurses United

January 21, 2020

Registered Nurses to Hold a Formal Farewell Ceremony to Mark the Closing of L.A.’s Historic St. Vincent Medical Center

Registered nurses and community members, along with local clergy will gather at St. Vincent Medical Center (SVMC) on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to hold a formal farewell ceremony as the historic hospital closes its doors.

California Nurses Association

January 17, 2020

Nurses to Rally at Women’s Marches Across the Nation

On Jan. 18, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will join together at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United

January 17, 2020

Registered Nurses File an Opposition to Prevent the Imminent Closure of St. Vincent Medical Center Citing Grave Public Safety Risk

Registered nurses with the California Nurses Association filed an opposition today with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California- Los Angeles Division to prevent the proposed imminent closure of St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles

California Nurses Association

January 7, 2020