Press releases

Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve Contract Covering 4000 RNs at Eight Tenet Hospitals Across California

Registered nurses at eight Tenet hospitals across California voted overwhelmingly this week to approve a new master contract agreement, California Nurses Association / National Nurses United announced today.

California Nurses Association

November 22, 2019

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Services Workers

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a groundbreaking federal bill to protect health care and social service workers from extremely high rates of workplace violence—H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, authored by Rep. Joe Courtney.

National Nurses United

November 21, 2019

Nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) in Salinas overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year contract.

California Nurses Association

November 19, 2019

UCLA Medical Center Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Workplace Violence Prevention on Nov. 20

Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association

November 18, 2019

RNs at Long Beach Medical Center/Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital to Rally over Patient Safety Concerns

Registered nurses at Long Beach Medical Center/Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (LBMC/MCWH) will hold a rally on Tuesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association

November 17, 2019

Hundreds of nurses gather for Bernie Sanders endorsement

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, officially announced its endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president of the United States today at the union’s Oakland ...

National Nurses United

November 15, 2019

Nurses give 10-day notice for one-day strike to University of Chicago Medical Center in response to staffing proposal that would jeopardize patient care

Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) today delivered hospital management a 10-day notice for a one-day strike on Nov. 26 in response ...

National Nurses United / NNOC

November 14, 2019

Nurses Hold Community Forum on Nov. 16 to Save Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley’s Only Acute-care Hospital

On Saturday, Nov. 16, nurses, local leaders, and other community members will hold a community forum in El Cerrito to keep Alta Bates Summit Medical Center...

California Nurses Association / NNU

November 14, 2019

National Nurses United Statement on Bolivian Coup

National Nurses United (NNU) today joined with the AFL-CIO, international labor leaders, and other activists in condemning the military coup in Bolivia and urging an end to political repression and violence.

National Nurses United

November 13, 2019

National Nurses United to Endorse Bernie Sanders

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announces today that it will endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Nurses cite how Sanders’ leading platform closely aligns with nurses’ values on a whole host of issues, including rebuilding America’s labor movement to restore workers’ rights and his trailblazing leadership to win Medicare for All. 

National Nurses United

November 12, 2019