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Our Union. Our Rights. Our Patients.

On Day of Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Public Unions and Workers Rights, “Janus v. AFSCME,” Registered Nurses Will Hold Press Conferences at Medical Facilities Across California

On the day of the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court affecting public sector unions and workers, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, the CNA/NNU and public sector registered nurses will hold press conferences at medical facilities across California to discuss the impact of the decision.

California Nurses Association
May 31, 2018

Patients Safety Comes From Union Strength

On Day of Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Public Unions and Workers Rights, “Janus v. AFSCME” Registered Nurses Will Hold Press Conference at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago

On the day of the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court affecting public sector unions and workers, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, NNU and public sector registered nurses will hold a press conference at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago to discuss the impact of the decision.

National Nurses United
May 31, 2018

Where NNU/RNRN Volunteers Brought Aid

Nurses Condemn Fed Puerto Rico Response, as New Study Cites Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Thousands

NNU further condemned the U.S. government’s slow and inadequate response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria—given the results of a new Harvard study published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine placing the death toll from the storm at 4,645.

RNRN - Registered Nurse Response Network
May 30, 2018

• RNRN

Quality Care for Veterans

Nurses Condemn VA ‘Mission to Privatize’ Act, Urge Senate to Reject Endangering Healthcare for Veterans

National Nurses United today urged Senate members to reject S. 2372, the VA Mission Act which they called a major step towards the privatization of veterans health care which could endanger the health of millions of U.S. service veterans.

National Nurses United
May 22, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

Strong Unions Protect Our Patients

Court Attack on Workers’ Constitutional Rights the Latest Gift to Wealthy Corporations, says NNU

National Nurses United condemned the narrow Supreme Court decision today to bar workers from acting collectively to resolve illegal workplace discrimination as a “disgraceful assault on the rights of all working people” and a “direct attack on the Constitutional rights of freedom of association.”

National Nurses United
May 21, 2018

Shasta Medical Center RNs

Shasta Regional Medical Center Nurses Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement

Registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California have won a tentative three-year agreement, which adds new patient care protections and allows nurses more power to advocate for patient safety.

California Nurses Association
May 21, 2018

Stop Gun Violence

NNU Statement on Houston School Shooting ‘When Will the Excuses Stop? Time for Action’

In response to yet the latest school shooting nightmare at a high school near Houston, National Nurses United (NNU) today called for lawmakers in Congress and every state legislature to finally act to protect public safety.

National Nurses United
May 18, 2018

RN holding sign

Nurses Condemn VA MISSION Act, Urge No Vote on Legislation ‘Endangering Healthcare for Millions of Veterans’

The 150,000 nurses of National Nurses United—including 11,000 in the Dept.

National Nurses United
May 16, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

City of Hope RNs

RNs at City of Hope in Duarte, California Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. near Los Angeles voted by a wide margin to ratify a new three-year contract Tuesday that they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association
May 15, 2018

City of Hope RNs

Registered Nurses at City of Hope in Duarte, California Reach Tentative Agreement with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. will be voting today on a tentative agreement reached last week on a new, three-year collective bargaining pact they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association
May 15, 2018