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Davis nurses outside holding signs "UC Nurses Demand Safe Staffing"

UC Davis Medical Center nurses to hold a virtual press conference to demand UC provide safe staffing and stronger workplace protections

Registered nurses at UCDMC will hold a virtual press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 17, 2021

National Nurses United logo

Statement from National Nurses United on lowering drug prices and expanding medicare

Statement from National Nurses United President Deborah Burger, RN, in response to the mark-ups in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Ways and Means Committee this week.

National Nurses United
September 16, 2021

Health care workers hold signs calling for patient safety

Nurses, caregivers hold virtual press conference to demand Palomar Health put patients first

Registered nurses and caregivers will hold a virtual press conference to affirm their commitment to safe patient care conditions.

California Nurses Association/Caregiver and Healthcare Employees Union
September 10, 2021

• CNA, • CHEU

National Nurses United logo

National Nurses United statement on Biden’s comprehensive Covid strategy

NNU today applauded President Biden’s announcement of a comprehensive strategy on Covid-19 as a step in the right direction to get the pandemic under control.

National Nurses United
September 9, 2021

Nurse holding sign at rally "Save Lives: Safe Staffing Now"

Tri-City Medical Center RNs to hold community rally to address safe staffing, and nurse recruitment and retention concerns

Nurses will hold a community rally at Tri-City Medical Center Hospital in Oceanside, Calif., to express ongoing concerns about safe staffing and improvements needed to retain experienced RNs and recruit new nurses to improve patient care.

California Nurses Association
September 9, 2021

Nurse holding sign "Patient and nurse safety before profit"

MountainView Hospital RNs approve new contract with HCA they say will improve patient care protections

Registered nurses at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas have overwhelmingly approved a new collective bargaining contract with HCA that includes important new provisions for infectious disease control protections.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 7, 2021

• NNOC

Nurse in hospital hold signs "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

UCSF Medical Center nurses to hold a virtual press conference to demand UC provide safe staffing and stronger workplace protections

Registered nurses from UCSF Medical Center will hold a virtual press conference to demand the university address ongoing staffing and patient safety issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 3, 2021

• CNA

Group of Maine Medical Center nurses in the hospital

Nurses urge Maine Medical Center to maintain Covid protections for caregivers

Maine Medical Center registered nurses urged their employer to maintain the Covid-19 protections it put in place last year.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 1, 2021

• MSNA, • NNOC

Nurses holding signs "Save Lives: Safe Staffing Now"

Asheville nurses to hold action for patient safety

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a socially distanced public action on Thursday, Sept. 2 to highlight their patient safety concerns.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 1, 2021

• NNOC

Nurses on strike on street, one with mask "Save Lives"

More than 14,000 nurses reach tentative agreement with Dignity Health on four-year contract

Registered nurses at Dignity Health facilities reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering more than 14,000 RN members in California and Nevada.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association
August 27, 2021

• CNA, • NNOC