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Staff up! For safe care. End crisis care now.

Nurses to hold national day of action Jan. 13 to demand employers, Biden administration protect RNs, health care workers

NNU nurses will hold actions across the country on Thur., Jan. 13 to demand the hospital industry invest in safe staffing, and to demand that President Biden follow through on his campaign promise to protect nurses and prioritize public health.

National Nurses United
January 11, 2022

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Ady Barkan

Nurses, health care activist Ady Barkan to speak out for guaranteed health care at key Assembly hearing Tuesday

CNA will be joined by the nationally renowned health care activist in testifying at the first key legislative hearing of 2022 on CalCare.

California Nurses Association
January 10, 2022

Nurse holds sign "Keep Nurses and Patients Safe"

California nurses condemn state’s decision to send asymptomatic or exposed health care workers back to work without isolation or testing

Eliminating the isolation time and sending asymptomatic or exposed health care workers to work will guarantee more preventable transmission, infections, hospitalizations, and death.

California Nurses Association
January 8, 2022

CalCare: California Guaranteed Health Care for All

California Nurses Association holds day of action, demands guaranteed health care for all people in California

In 15 cities across the state, nurses and organizers are demanding that the state pass AB 1400 (CalCare).

California Nurses Association
January 8, 2022

U.S. Capitol at night

On Jan. 6 Anniversary, U.S. Democracy Still in Grave Danger, Necessitating Immediate Action

NNU joins with many across the country in warning that the threats posed by the attempted coup last year remain a clear and present threat to our democratic system of government.

National Nurses United
January 6, 2022

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Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

AFL-CIO and nation’s major nursing unions urge federal court to order the Department of Labor to issue a permanent OSHA standard to protect health care workers against Covid-19

National leading labor organizations and unions petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to order the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a permanent standard to protect health care workers against Covid-19.

National Nurses United
January 5, 2022

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Child doing schoolwork at home

With Covid infection numbers exploding and pediatric hospitalizations at all-time highs, National Nurses United RNs call for schools to offer remote learning to protect nation’s children

NNU is urging all school districts to offer remote learning as an option for families who don’t want their children to return to in-person learning.

National Nurses United
January 3, 2022

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Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Nurses condemn Biden administration for ripping away protections from health care workers, patients

NNU today condemned the Biden administration's latest moves to rip away protections from health care workers and the public

National Nurses United
December 28, 2021

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Masked nurse outside holds signs "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Nurses condemn CDC’s dangerous decision to weaken isolation guidance for employers

National Nurses United demands that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain its existing guidance on ten-day isolation for health care workers who have tested positive for Covid-19.

National Nurses United
December 23, 2021

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Nurses outside The White House holding signs calling for nurse, patient, and public safety

Nurses condemn OSHA’s failure to adopt permanent Covid-19 and infectious disease protections for health care workers

NNU nurses will continue to fight to enforce the temporary standard in hospitals across the country.

National Nurses United
December 21, 2021

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