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National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest labor union and professional association for registered nurses (RNs) in the United States. NNU supports its members — who work as bedside nurses in every state across the country — to extend their patient advocacy beyond the bedside to improve public health.
Don’t Let the CDC Silence Public Comments: Urge the CDC to Protect Frontline Health Care Workers and Patients Now!
The CDC is updating infection prevention guidance for health care workers and patients. But the CDC has entrusted its advisory committee, HICPAC, which is dominated by health care industry managers, with drafting updates. HICPAC’s draft ignores science and would give health care employers free range to prioritize profits over infection prevention protections. Through our advocacy, we have made significant progress in improving transparency and increasing diversity, but many issues remain unaddressed!
Now the CDC is silencing public comments. This is unacceptable! Make sure your voice is heard today.
OSHA: Nurses need strong, science-based national infectious diseases standards!
Health care employers are failing to protect health care workers and patients from infectious diseases. Nearly seven in ten nurses have contracted at least one infectious disease at work! Enforceable standards are needed. Take action today and sign the petition to advocate for strong, science-based national infectious diseases standards for health care workers and patients.
Tell Congress: Prevent workplace violence against health care workers!
Health care is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States. In NNU’s surveys, the majority of nurses (81.6%) reported having experienced at least one type of workplace violence in the past year. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, S.1176/H.R. 2663, would mandate that OSHA issue a federal standard requiring health care and social service employers develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan.
Take action today to urge your members of Congress to sign on as cosponsors of S. 1176/H.R. 2663.
Join the Nurse Advocacy Network
The NNU Nurse Advocacy Network is a growing community of activists who are ready to mobilize to ensure that nurses and other frontline health care workers have the protections and safety standards they need to care for patients. Join us today! No experience necessary – we will provide you with the training, tools, and resources to help you be successful in our fight to support nurses and other health care workers everywhere!
NNU and its affiliate members are leading advocates of guaranteed health care for all, for negotiating many of the best collective bargaining contracts for RNs in the nation, and for sponsorship of ground-breaking legislation and regulatory protections for patients and nurses.
Come get to know us and our work — attend one of our presentations!
| SESSION START TIME | ABSTRACT NUMBER AND TITLE | SESSION LOCATION |
| Sunday, Oct. 27 1 pm | 2036.0 – An update on the national campaign to win strong infectious disease protections for health care workers | Minneapolis Convention Center (MCC)- Exhibit Hall BCD |
| Sunday, Oct. 27 1 pm | 2037.0 – Unsafe and understaffed at the patient’s bedside: Implications for the occupational health and safety of health care workers | MCC - Exhibit Hall BCD |
| Sunday, Oct. 27 2:30 pm | 2047.0 – Redressing obstetrical deserts: Creating a trustworthy health care system | Hilton Minneapolis - Orchestra Ballroom A |
| Sunday, Oct. 27 4:30 pm | 2168.0 – Prevention not criminalization: Union nurses’ approach to violence prevention in the workplace | MCC - 208D |
| Monday, Oct. 28 8:30 am | 3068.0 – Industry shouldn’t write its own standards: Organizing to improve transparency at the CDC and rebuild trust in public health | MCC - L100HI |
| Monday, Oct. 28 8:30 am | 3046.0 – Telehealth expansion during the covid-19 public health emergencies and the lasting consequences for patient care and protection | Hilton Minneapolis - Marquette Ballroom 6 |
| Monday, Oct. 28 10:30 am | 3161.0 – Violence against public health workers: A crisis in the making | MCC - 213AB |
| Monday, Oct. 28 2:30 pm | 3294.0 – The Financialization of Hospital Industry and Ways to Fight Back
| MCC - L100FG |
| Monday, Oct. 28 2:30 pm | 3232.0 – AI regulation and the precautionary principle: Can the current federal government approach guarantee ethical and trustworthy AI deployment? | MCC - 208C |
| Monday, Oct. 28 2:30 pm | 3291.0 – Protecting public health nurses from infectious disease hazards at work: An analysis of efforts to update current standards and guidance | Hilton Minneapolis - Minneapolis Ballroom E |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 8:30 am | 4039.0 – Nurse-to-patient ratios as a public health intervention: What makes for an effective public health law governing acute care? | Hilton Minneapolis - Marquette Ballroom 9 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 10:30 am | 4156.0 – Fighting for Medicare for All While Fighting Against Medicare Privatization and (Dis)Advantage
| MCC - L100FG |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 2:30 pm | 4203.0 – OHS Posters: Past, Present, and Future Adaptations to the Workplace
| MCC - Exhibit Hall BCD |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 2:30 pm | 4253.0 – Behavioral health emergency response teams (BERT) as an alternative to criminalization | Hilton Minneapolis - Marquette Ballroom 9 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 4:30 pm | 4336.0 – Creating healthy environments of care: Workplace violence prevention in the department of veteran’s affairs | Hilton Minneapolis - Orchestra Ballroom A |
| Wednesday, Oct. 30 8:30 am | 5044.0 – Intelligent governance: Advocating for ethical AI policies rooted in nursing values, human-centered care, and the precautionary principle | MCC - 213AB |
| Wednesday, Oct. 30 12:30 pm | 5104.0 – The precarity of nursing care work is a feminist issue | Hilton Minneapolis - Marquette Ballroom 4 |