Press releases

NNU Statement on Florida School Shooting: ‘Gun Violence is a Significant Public Health Issue’

National Nurses United today joined with millions of other alarmed Americans in calling for meaningful action in response to the school shooting in Parkland, FL, as well as similar shootings across

“Healthy Stark” Citizen’s Commission Launched to Help Guide Future of Health Care in Western Stark County

Group Sees Closure of Affinity Medical Center as Opportunity to Reclaim Health Security in the County

The Healthy Stark Citizen’s Commission was launched this we

Nurses: Proposed Trump Budget Cuts Will Devastate Healthcare Programs and Harm Most Vulnerable Patients

National Nurses United today sharply criticized President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request as a broad attack on working people and the nation’s most vulnerable communities.

San Bernardino Nurses Vote by Overwhelming Majority to Ratify New Contract

San Bernardino County nurses voted by an overwhelming majority to approve a new 3.5 year contract agreement, which RNs say will stem the loss of experienced nurses to other hospitals in the region,

National Nurses United Applauds Introduction of Maryland Single-Payer Bill

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today applauded the introduction this week of Medicare-for-all, single-payer health care legislation in the Mary

60-80% of Insurance Denials Overturned or Reversed When Taken to Independent Medical Review – New Data

From 60 percent to 80 percent of health insurance denials are reversed by independent medical review by the California Department of Managed Health Care – according to data released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

Sponsors of Single-Payer Bill SB 562 to Testify at Assembly Select Committee Hearing on Universal Coverage

Sponsors of the Healthy California Act, SB 562, the single payer bill pending in the California legislature, will present as panelists at the upcoming Assembly Select Committee Hearing on Universal Healthcare in California at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Wednesday, February 7.

San Bernardino Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Strengthen Safe Patient Care

San Bernardino County nurses have reached a tentative new contract agreement, which RNs say will stem the loss of experienced nurses to other hospitals in the region, and improve patient care condi

Nurses Welcome Move by City on Affinity – But Voice Strong Concerns on Upcoming Closure

Affinity Medical Center registered nurses today welcomed the announcement that the city of Massillon will acquire the property and medical equipment of Affinity but expressed alarm that Quorum Health will be allowed to close the hospital as soon as February 11.

Nurses Back from Puerto Rico Say FEMA Aid Must Continue For Foreseeable Future

Nurse volunteers who just returned from National Nurses United (NNU)’s second disaster relief mission to Puerto Rico said today that conditions on the ground remain dire, and that it is imperative that the Trump Administration and Congress not just continue to provide critical aid, but sharply step up the effort.