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Nures protest outside the White House

National Nurses Condemn Statements by Trump, Meadows To Dismiss Covid-19 Deaths, Downplay Toll of Pandemic

National Nurses United (NNU) today sharply criticized what nurses called “desperate” statements by President Trump and his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows this weekend intended to deflect and dismiss public outrage of the mounting toll of the Covid-19 pandemic.

National Nurses United
October 25, 2020

Nurses hold sign "Protect our ER"

RNs, community call emergency virtual town hall in defense of Black and Brown lives and reject Preckwinkle’s racist health budget proposal

Registered nurses, labor leaders, and community activists are calling on all concerned citizens to join the fight to defend public health for Black and Brown Chicagoans during an emergency virtual town hall meeting, Monday, Oct. 26

National Nurses United
October 23, 2020

Nurses and hospital staff hold signs calling for prioritizing safety for staff anbd the public

Registered nurses and AFGE Local 2778 health care workers decry the abrupt closure of the Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center nursing home and rally to alert public to eroding patient care during Covid-19 pandemic

Registered nurses and other health care workers at the Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) will hold a rally on Saturday, Oct. 24 to alert the public to the abrupt closure of the Atlanta Community Living Center (CLC), or VA nursing home, the displacement of the patient residents, and concerns about the lack of appropriate training for nurses moved to provide care outside of their expertise.

National Nurses United
October 22, 2020

• Veterans Affairs

Corpus Christi RNs protest outside hospital

Corpus Christi RNs to voice alarm over unsafe changes to staffing system Thursday

Registered nurses at Doctors-Regional Corpus Christi Medical Center will gather outside the hospital Thursday to alert the public to their concerns over an erosion of staffing standards that they warn is a significant risk to patient safety.

National Nurses United
October 21, 2020

Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital strike

Registered nurses claim victory for their Alameda County patients following the ousting of the Alameda Health System Board of Trustees

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors today voted overwhelmingly to accept the resignation of the Alameda Health System’s Board of Trustees after registered nurses demanded the dissolution of the board during a five-day strike.

California Nurses Association
October 20, 2020

Medical workers hold signs "Safe Staffing Now"

Shasta Regional union health care workers deliver petition for safe staffing, signed by more than 350 members, to hospital administration

Union health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, Calif. will hold a rally this Wednesday to announce the delivery of a petition to management demanding safe staffing.

Caregiver and Healthcare Employees Union/California Nurses Association
October 20, 2020

• CHEU

Nurses hold signs "Nurses Essential to Patient Care"

Registered nurses encouraged by Alameda Board of Supervisors’ proposed steps to remove Alameda Health System Board of Trustees following five-day strike

Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital and Alameda Hospital say they are encouraged that the Alameda Board of Supervisors (BOS) has taken the first steps to address the dysfunction and chaos which jeopardizes the safety of nurses and patients at Alameda Health System hospitals.

California Nurses Association
October 17, 2020

Nurses at Cook County hold a press conference following the Cook County Health Board meeting presenting the proposed 2021 budget

Registered nurses, labor, and community groups to hold press conference in response to Cook County Board President Preckwinkle’s austerity budget

In the midst of a deadly pandemic, Cook County is preparing to release a budget which would close two community health clinics, South Shore Clinic and Woodlawn Clinic, and downgrade critically needed medical services, including the closure of the emergency room at Provident Hospital, the country’s first Black-owned hospital.

National Nurses United
October 14, 2020

Nurses hold sign "Save Lives, Safe Staffing"

Good Samaritan San Jose nurses demand change in management of women’s services department

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold a public action Wednesday, Oct. 14, to demand a change in management of the Women’s Services program due to dangerous workplace conditions that jeopardize patient safety.

California Nurses Association
October 13, 2020

Nurses Protest at White House.

Nurses urge country to stay vigilant on Covid-19 in face of President’s ‘reckless’ behavior

National Nurses United today urged people across the country to remain vigilant on Covid-19 precautions while condemning President Trump for behaving in a way that puts those around him and the entire nation at risk, and for cancelling negotiations on a new Covid stimulus legislative package that would help working people and families.

National Nurses United
October 6, 2020