Press releases

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

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

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

RNs at Salinas Valley Health denounce executive pay as management refuses to address staffing concerns that put patient safety at risk

Registered nurses at Salinas Valley Health in Salinas, California, will hold an informational picket on Thursday, October 3, to denounce the administration’s failure to address patient safety concerns while the CEO received a large increase in compensation in recent years

California Nurses Association

September 30, 2024

• CNA

Ascension Seton nurses to hold rally for patient safety and to speak out against chronic short-staffing

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, will hold a rally and speak-out on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient safety.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 30, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

San Bernardino County nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses who work for San Bernardino County at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, in Colton, California, will hold an informational picket on October 1 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and management’s failure to recruit and retain experienced nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

September 27, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Children’s Hospital New Orleans nurses to sound alarm on safety concerns, denounce LCMC spending millions to fight RN staff

Nurses at Children’s Hospital New Orleans in New Orleans, La., will hold a press conference on Friday, Sept. 27. At the press conference, nurses will detail their concerns about patient care conditions at the center of their unionization efforts.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 26, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

University Medical Center nurses announce plans for strike vote, Children’s Hospital nurses denounce LCMC union busting

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, held an informational picket and rally this afternoon, during which they announced their plan to take a strike authorization vote. UMC nurses, who are members of NNOC/NNU, were joined by hundreds of union nurses from around the country in their demands for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 24, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC

Stanislaus County nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Stanislaus County in Modesto, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract yesterday, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

September 24, 2024

CNA applauds Governor Newsom for signing medical debt bill into law

California Nurses Association applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for signing S.B. 1061, which would prevent medical debt collectors and health care providers from sharing medical debt information with credit reporting agencies. The bill, authored by Senator Monique Limón and sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports.

California Nurses Association

September 24, 2024

• CNA