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RNs to Rally Across California Feb. 22 in Protest Over Supreme Court Case Seen as Threat to Patient Care

Registered nurses, joined by community supporters, will hold public rallies Thursday, February 22 around California in advance of a Supreme Court hearing they say would severely jeopardize the ability of nurses who work in public health settings to advocate for safe patient care.

RNs to Rally in Chicago Feb. 22 in Protest over Supreme Court Case to Be Heard - Seen as Threat to Patient Care and Corporate Attack on Worker, Union Rights

Registered nurses, joined by unions, healthcare workers and community allies, will hold a public rally on Thursday, February 22 in Chicago in advance of a Supreme Court hearing they say would severely jeopardize the ability of nurses who work in public health settings to advocate for safe patient care.

NNU Statement on Florida School Shooting: ‘Gun Violence is a Significant Public Health Issue’

National Nurses United today joined with millions of other alarmed Americans in calling for meaningful action in response to the school shooting in Parkland, FL, as well as similar shootings across

“Healthy Stark” Citizen’s Commission Launched to Help Guide Future of Health Care in Western Stark County

Group Sees Closure of Affinity Medical Center as Opportunity to Reclaim Health Security in the County

The Healthy Stark Citizen’s Commission was launched this we

Nurses: Proposed Trump Budget Cuts Will Devastate Healthcare Programs and Harm Most Vulnerable Patients

National Nurses United today sharply criticized President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request as a broad attack on working people and the nation’s most vulnerable communities.

San Bernardino Nurses Vote by Overwhelming Majority to Ratify New Contract

San Bernardino County nurses voted by an overwhelming majority to approve a new 3.5 year contract agreement, which RNs say will stem the loss of experienced nurses to other hospitals in the region,

National Nurses United Applauds Introduction of Maryland Single-Payer Bill

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today applauded the introduction this week of Medicare-for-all, single-payer health care legislation in the Mary

60-80% of Insurance Denials Overturned or Reversed When Taken to Independent Medical Review – New Data

From 60 percent to 80 percent of health insurance denials are reversed by independent medical review by the California Department of Managed Health Care – according to data released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

Sponsors of Single-Payer Bill SB 562 to Testify at Assembly Select Committee Hearing on Universal Coverage

Sponsors of the Healthy California Act, SB 562, the single payer bill pending in the California legislature, will present as panelists at the upcoming Assembly Select Committee Hearing on Universal Healthcare in California at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Wednesday, February 7.

San Bernardino Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Strengthen Safe Patient Care

San Bernardino County nurses have reached a tentative new contract agreement, which RNs say will stem the loss of experienced nurses to other hospitals in the region, and improve patient care condi