Press releases

RNRN Volunteers to Provide Much-Needed Medical Aid in Northern Guatemala

Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN)—a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU)—are heading to Guatemala this

RN Response Network

March 27, 2019

• RNRN

Statement from National Nurses United President Zenei Cortez, RN: New Bill Introduced by Speaker Pelosi Fails to Address Underlying Needs for Providing Comprehensive Health Care

Washington--In response to Speaker Pelosi’s supposed new “sweeping” health care legislation unveiled today, National Nurses United President Zenei Cortez, RN issued the following strongly-worded st

National Nurses United

March 26, 2019

Historic Hearing on First Nevada Bill to Address Epidemic of Workplace Violence Faced By Nurses and Other Health Care Workers

Nevada’s health care unions, National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International (SEIU) Local 1107,

National Nurses Organizing Committee and SEIU Local 1107

March 25, 2019

RN Volunteers Return to Tucson to Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers

Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN)—a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU)—are back on the ground this w

RN Response Network

March 22, 2019

• RNRN

Nurses Applaud San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Unanimous Vote to Support the Medicare for All Act – H.R. 1384

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to support a resolution introduced by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer endorsing the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384. Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the bill in the House of Representatives last month. The legislation, which already has 107 co-sponsors, would guarantee comprehensive healthcare to all residents, slash patient and family costs for care, and ensure real patient choice.

National Nurses United

March 20, 2019

Nurses Volunteer to Provide Urgently Needed Medical Care to Migrants Released from ICE Detention

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United, is sending its sixth team of volunteer nurses to Tucson, Ariz., March 15 through March 17 to provide basic medical support to migrants and asylum seekers recently released from federal detention. 

National Nurses United

March 15, 2019

• RNRN, • NNU

Global Nurses Statement on New Zealand Massacre, ‘World’s Nations Must Unite Against Xenophobia’

Nurse leaders around the world joined together in expressing shock and horror at the deadly slaughter in Christchurch, New Zealand and said it is a reminder of the deadly consequences of hate speec

Global Nurses United

March 15, 2019

• GNU

Benefit Concert of Funk, Folk, Jazz and Spirituals for Nurse Unjustly Fired from Johns Hopkins Hospital

A benefit concert featuring an eclectic mix of music by Baltimore musicians will be held at Union Baptist Church on March 25, 2019 at 7 p.m. to support nurses’ organizing efforts for better patient care at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

National Nurses United

March 14, 2019

Nurses and Veterans to Rally in Washington, D.C. to Protect Veterans’ Health Care at the VA

RNs and veterans with Vietnam Veterans of America are holding a rally to demand that Congress and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie work expediently to provide the VA the funding and staff necessary to ensure the highest quality of care for our nation’s veterans and to restore full labor protections to nurses, said National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).

National Nurses United

March 13, 2019

• Veterans Affairs

Outraged by Illegal Threats, O’Connor and St. Louise Nurses Charge County for further Violations of Rights

California Nurses Association (CNA) filed new charges with the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on March 8, alleging Santa Clara County violated state law when it threatened to retaliate against registered nurses at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy for exercising their fundamental labor rights.

California Nurses Association

March 10, 2019