Press releases

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

Registered Nurses File an Opposition to Prevent the Imminent Closure of St. Vincent Medical Center Citing Grave Public Safety Risk

Registered nurses with the California Nurses Association filed an opposition today with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California- Los Angeles Division to prevent the proposed imminent closure of St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles

California Nurses Association

January 7, 2020

Nurses Top Gallup Poll as Most Trusted Profession for 18th Consecutive Year

Nurses topped the 2019 Gallup Poll's annual ranking of how Americans view 22 major professions with 85% of the public, four in five Americans, rating their honesty and ethical standards as “high” or “very high.”

National Nurses United

January 6, 2020

Methodist Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify First Contract

Nurses at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Ca. — who voted to join the California Nurses Association (CNA)/National Nurses United (NNU) by 88.6 percent in November 2018 — overwhelmingly ratified their historic first contract, CNA/NNU announced today.

California Nurses Association

December 24, 2019

Nurses at Long Beach Medical Center Ratify Three-Year Contract with Protections to Improve Patient Safety

Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, announced California Nurses Association (CNA) today. The agreement is the result of a long fight that included nearly a year of bargaining, an informational picket, and a rally.

California Nurses Association

December 24, 2019

MarinHealth Medical Center Nurses Hold Informational Picket for Patient Safety

Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Friday, Dec. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to call on the hospital to take the necessary steps to recruit and retain experienced nurses to ensure patient safety, announced California Nurses Association (CNA).

California Nurses Association

December 19, 2019

California Nurses Association policy expert appointed to Healthy California for All commission

When Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the launch of the Healthy California for All Commission—a group working to advance guaranteed health care coverage in California—his appointees included Carmen Comsti.

California Nurses Association

December 17, 2019

Rally and Public Hearing on Major Non-profits PILOT Agreement

The Coalition for a Humane Hopkins will hold a rally in front of City Hall Thursday, Dec. 19, calling on Mayor Young to reopen and renegotiate the city’s 2016 “Non-profit Assessment Agreement” with 15 of Baltimore’s major non-profit hospitals, colleges and universities, including Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center.

National Nurses United & Coalition for a Humane Hopkins

December 16, 2019

Nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital Ratify New Contract with Protections to Improve Patient Safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) overwhelmingly ratified a new three-and-a-half-year contract, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses U

National Nurses Organizing Committee

December 13, 2019

Overwhelming Victory for Nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago

Today, registered nurses at Community First Medical Center (CFMC) in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

National Nurses Organizing Committee

December 12, 2019