Press releases

CNA/NNOC “The Year of the Nurse” convention gathers nurses across the country

Nurses, labor leaders, and activists from across the country are gathering for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee convention being held virtually Sept. 9 to Sept. 12.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 8, 2020

Registered nurses at Tuscaloosa VA to hold Labor Day rally for patient safety during COVID-19 pandemic

Registered nurses at the Tuscaloosa VA will hold a Labor Day rally on Monday, Sept. 7 to share their concerns about patient and RN safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 5, 2020

• Veterans Affairs

Nurses Raise Caution Flag on COVID-19 Vaccine Push

National Nurses United today raised a caution flag on the Trump administration’s rush to promote a COVID-19 vaccine by late October or early November without assurances that the vaccine will meet the highest test of public safety as its top priority, not political considerations.

National Nurses United

September 3, 2020

San Joaquin nurses to convene virtual townhall discussion on community health in face of COVID-19

San Joaquin County nurses will convene a townhall discussion on Wednesday, September 2 with healthcare workers, community allies, and local elected leaders to call for the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors to make the County’s public hospital a top priority, to advance community health and to treat healthcare workers with the respect they deserve.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

September 1, 2020

HCA Nurses to Protest Unsafe PPE, Equipment, Staffing in Four States Tuesday

Registered nurses at HCA hospitals in Florida, Kansas, Missouri and Nevada will hold public actions Tuesday to highlight ongoing practices they say put nurses and other caregivers in jeopardy and increase the spread of COVID-19 to others.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

August 31, 2020

President Preckwinkle’s Budget Proposal Closes Southside Clinics and Hospitals

With the recently announced closure of Mercy Hospital, cuts to services at Holy Cross and Jackson Park hospitals, and new threats to discontinue emergency services at Provident Hospital, labor and community organizations will hold a protest Friday Aug. 28 to decry Cook County’s austerity proposals as an affront to Black communities.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

August 27, 2020

National Nurses United Statement on the Shooting of Jacob Blake

National Nurses United (NNU) today joined with labor, community, and social justice activists in the demand for racial justice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, and the killing of two protesters in Kenosha, Wis. by an apparent white supremacist in the aftermath of the incident.

National Nurses United

August 27, 2020

Nurses Condemn Trump Administration Attack On Public Safety in New CDC Testing Guidelines

National Nurses United today condemned Trump administration directives to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lower public safety standards on testing of people even when recently exposed to the coronavirus.

National Nurses United

August 26, 2020

Nurses seek OSHA sanctions on HCA

National Nurses United (NNU) today called on the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to inspect all HCA-owned-and-operated hospitals and issue citations against the hospital giant for “willful violation” of workplace safety hazards, which NNU warns “could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm.”

National Nurses United

August 24, 2020

Nurses: Trump Attack on Mail Vote an Assault on Public Health, Workers, Veterans, Democracy

National Nurses United (NNU) today condemned President Trump’s campaign to subvert the November election with its attacks on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as “an assault on public health and postal workers, with a disproportionate racist impact on Black workers and on veterans – as well as a direct threat to democracy.”

National Nurses United

August 14, 2020