Press releases

Nurses, Labor & Faith Leaders Renew Call on Mayor to Invoke Emergency Power to Keep Providence Hospital Open

Registered nurses and caregivers, along with community, faith and labor leaders, are renewing their call for Mayor Muriel Bowser to invoke the emergency legislation to keep Providence Hospital open as a fully functioning hospital with acute-care services.

National Nurses United

November 5, 2018

Hi-Desert Medical Center Nurses Ratify Contract

Registered nurses at Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree are celebrating the overwhelming vote to approve their first contract with the California Nurses Association (CNA).

California Nurses Association

November 2, 2018

March on Mayor to Demand Action to Keep Providence Hospital Open

Registered nurses, and caregivers will join with faith and community leaders to deliver thousands of petitions to Mayor Muriel Bowser demanding she do all in her power to keep Providence Hospital open as a fully functioning hospital with acute-care services.

National Nurses United

November 1, 2018

Contra Costa County Nurses Ratify New Three-Year Contract

Contra Costa County registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and public health nurses (PHNs) voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract that supports patient safety, safe st

California Nurses Association

October 31, 2018

Nurses Overwhelmingly Vote to Ratify Contracts Covering 7,000 RNs at 17 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals in 5 States

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated hospitals in Florida, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Nevada have voted overwhelmingly to ratify contracts featuring a number of innovations that will benefit both patients and nurses, the National Nurses Organizing Committee announced today.

National Nurses United

October 30, 2018

Labor Board Finds Merit to Charges Johns Hopkins Violated Federal Law in Restricting Rights of RNs

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined there is merit to charges that Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore is violating federal labor law in restricting the rights of its registered nurses who are seeking union representation.

National Nurses United

October 30, 2018

Registered Nurses Call On VA Secretary To Sign Contract

National Nurses United (NNU) today sharply criticized Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie’s refusal to sign the contract VA government negotiators reached with National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC)/NNU VA registered nurses in July following two years of protracted negotiations.

National Nurses United

October 30, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

NNU Statement on Synagogue Shooting: 'End Hate Speech in Wave of Racist/Anti-Semitic Attacks'

In the wake of the heinous assault on a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday, and other attacks of the past week, National Nurses United (NNU) today joined with Americans across the country in calling for an end to hate speech and other rhetoric that enables and emboldens racist and anti-Semitic violence and threats.

National Nurses United

October 29, 2018

Nurses at Alhambra Hospital Ratify Their First Union Contract

Registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (AHMC) in Alhambra, Ca. are celebrating the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement which was overwhelmingly approved this week.

California Nurses Association

October 24, 2018

New Survey – In Over Half of Congressional Races, Democratic Candidates Support Medicare for All

With just two weeks to go before the showdown mid-term election, a new survey by National Nurses United (NNU) reveals that in 52 percent of Congressional races, Democratic Party candidates across the U.S. support Medicare for All.

National Nurses United

October 23, 2018