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NNU celebrates reinstatement of NIOSH staff

National Nurses United released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ reinstatement of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) staff.

National Nurses United
January 14, 2026

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Why Violence Against Nurses Has Spiked in the Last Decade

Here’s an alarming statistic: Around one in four nurses has been physically attacked at work in the last year. Patients often kick, scratch, and grab them; in rare cases even kill them. In fact, there are nearly as many violent injuries in the healthcare industry as there are in all other industries combined.

Alexia Fernández Campbell writing for The Atlantic
December 5, 2016

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As Covid cases continues to surge, nurses fight gender bias in California labor law

Nurses often have to jump through hoops — while sick or hurt — to receive paid time off for work-related illnesses or injuries. And after all that effort, nurses can be denied coverage.

Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of National Nurses United
November 15, 2021