Florida press releases

Orlando Area Nurses to Join 139 Nationwide ‘May Day’ Actions Demanding COVID-19 Protections for Nurses and Health Care Workers

Orlando area nurses will be marking Friday, May 1—International Workers Day, also known as “May Day”—with shift change actions calling for optimal COVID-19 protections.

National Nurses United

April 30, 2020

RNs at 15 HCA Hospitals to Protest Lack of COVID-19 Preparedness

Registered nurses at 15 HCA Healthcare hospitals in seven states will hold actions Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and April 2, to protest a lack of preparedness by th

National Nurses United

April 1, 2020

Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care

Veterans and RNs are hosting a town hall on Thursday, Jan. 30 to educate the public on the current threats to the VA health care system and strategize on how best to protect this vital institution for all veterans. Nurses and veterans are calling on Congress to protect the VA from privatization efforts and to fully staff and fund the VA so it can continue to provide the highest quality of care to our nation’s veterans, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 29, 2020

Nurses to Rally at Women’s Marches Across the Nation

On Jan. 18, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will join together at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United

January 17, 2020

Nurses Plan First Hospital RN Strike in Florida History on Sept. 20 at Tenet Hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first hospital strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Florida.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 17, 2019

RN Response Network Sends Team of Nurse Volunteers to Provide Medical Assistance to Hurricane Dorian Victims

Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a national network of volunteer disaster-relief nurses sponsored by National Nurses United (NNU) and California Nurses Foundation, is deploying a team of nurses to Florida and potentially, The Bahamas, in conjunction with International Medical ...

National Nurses United / RNRN

September 2, 2019

National Nurses United Denounces Johns Hopkins Health System’s Use of Bogus Credential

National Nurses United (NNU) is disturbed to learn that the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation is once again using marketing gimmicks to bolster its image and to conceal its failure to put patients above profits.

National Nurses United / NNOC

August 5, 2019

Nurses to Hold Pickets at Tenet Hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold informational pickets May 28, urging management to invest in nursing staff.

National Nurses United / NNOC

May 28, 2019

Nurses Hold Pickets at Tenet Hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida Nurses Rally in El Paso, Texas

Registered nurses at 12 Tenet hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida, will hold informational pickets May 28, urging management to invest in nursing staff.

National Nurses United

May 28, 2019

Largest U.S. Registered Nurses Union to Champion Women Workers’ Rights at Women’s Marches

On Jan. 19, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will converge at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United

January 17, 2019