Press releases

Nation's largest nurses union stands in solidarity with writers

Bonnie Castillo, RN and Executive Director of NNU has issued a statement in support of the Writers Guild of America strike.

National Nurses United

May 25, 2023

Nurses’ safe staffing bill is voted “ought to pass” out of Labor and Housing Committee

The Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing of the Maine State Legislature voted to support LD 1639, the Maine Quality Care Act. If passed by the full state legislature, the bill will set enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine’s hospitals.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

May 24, 2023

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph nurses to rally for Wichita nurse unity as bargaining begins

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital in Wichita, Kan., will hold a rally on May 24 to mark the beginning of bargaining their first union contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

May 22, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Hazel Hawkins RNs demand transparency as board of directors considers Chapter 9 bankruptcy

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., are asking the public to join them in demanding that the Board of Directors of the San Benito Health Care District be transparent about the hospital’s fiscal crisis.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 19, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Medicare for All bill applauded by National Nurses United

Nurses across the country applaud the reintroduction of Medicare for All legislation in Congress by Sen. Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Senate and Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Debbie Dingell in the U.S. House of Representatives.

National Nurses United

May 17, 2023

• NNU

National Nurses United applauds paid leave legislation

The FAMILY Act would establish the first national paid family and medical leave program in the country, ensuring that every worker has access to paid leave for every serious medical event, each time it is needed.

National Nurses United

May 17, 2023

• NNU

National Nurses United to speak at Medicare for All town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal

NNU will be participating in a town hall in support of Medicare for All with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Tuesday, May 16.

National Nurses United

May 12, 2023

Los Angeles nurses ratify four-year contract with improvements to patient safety and staff recruitment and retention

Registered nurses who work for PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 12, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

More than 500 union nurses to march and rally in Sacramento for Lobby Day

The Lobby Day events will bring CNA nurses from across the state to the California State Capitol building, where they’ll arrive by march and then rally outside before meetings with legislators about nurses’ key issues and priority legislation.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 11, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital nurses strike averted as RNs reach tentative agreement

Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., reached a tentative agreement that will run through November 2025, averting a one-day strike that was set to begin on Thursday, May 11.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 8, 2023

• CNA, • NNU