Health and Safety press releases

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Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Nurses condemn Biden administration for ripping away protections from health care workers, patients

NNU today condemned the Biden administration's latest moves to rip away protections from health care workers and the public

National Nurses United
December 28, 2021

Masked nurse outside holds signs "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Nurses condemn CDC’s dangerous decision to weaken isolation guidance for employers

National Nurses United demands that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain its existing guidance on ten-day isolation for health care workers who have tested positive for Covid-19.

National Nurses United
December 23, 2021

Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Nurses condemn OSHA’s failure to adopt permanent Covid-19 and infectious disease protections for health care workers

NNU nurses will continue to fight to enforce the temporary standard in hospitals across the country.

National Nurses United
December 21, 2021

Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Unions, public health, and occupational safety organizations call for permanent OSHA Covid-19 standards for health care and other workers

More than 40 unions and organizations representing more than 14 million people signed a petition urging immediate action.

National Nurses United
December 16, 2021

Nurses outside The White House hold signs "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Citing new Omicron variant, nurses say permanent OSHA Covid-19 standard for health care workers badly needed

Widespread transmission will continue to result in evolution and spread of new variants of concern, such as Omicron, making a permanent standard even more important

National Nurses United
December 2, 2021

Exterior of Longmont United Hospital

Longmont United Hospital RNs to hold speak-out on unsafe conditions

Registered nurses at Longmont United Hospital are hosting a speak-out event on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. to address unsafe conditions at the hospital.

National Nurses United
November 30, 2021

Group of healthcare workers outisde hopsital hold signs "Safe Staffing Now"

Palomar RNs and caregivers hold informational picket to demand prioritizing patient safety

RNs and caregivers will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to call on Palomar to support a series of proposals aimed at improving staffing levels and strengthening safe patient care conditions.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
November 15, 2021

Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Nurses urge rapid implementation of recommendations by President Biden’s Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force

RNs call on Biden administration and Congress to take action to end the pandemic, address structural racism, and prevent future pandemics.

National Nurses United
November 10, 2021

Nurses outside St. Mary Apple Valley hospital holding signs calling for nurse and patient safety

St. Mary Apple Valley nurses protest new hospital policy that jeopardizes safety of patients, coworkers, and community by pressuring nurses to work sick

Nurses will hold a picket to protest a new punitive attendance policy that will jeopardize the safety of their patients, coworkers, and community.

California Nurses Association
November 9, 2021

Large group of Palomar nurses inside the hospital

Palomar Health nurses and caregivers hold virtual town hall urging focus on patients over profits

Registered nurses and caregivers will hold a virtual town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss how Northern San Diego County can save Palomar Health.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
November 8, 2021