Press releases

Arizona registered nurses ratify first-ever RN union contract in the state

In a historic move, registered nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Ariz. voted overwhelmingly to approve their first contract with the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 16, 2020

• NNOC, • NNU

With Virus Surging, Nurses to Voice Alarm on Conditions at HCA Pinellas County, FL Hospitals

With record coronavirus cases rocking Florida, Registered Nurses from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Largo Medical Center, and Northside Hospital will come together Wednesday to alert the public to an explosion of unsafe conditions at their hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 14, 2020

Nurses Call For Postponing In-person Learning, Citing Record Infections

With coronavirus cases establishing record infections, and hospitalization cases and deaths exploding across the U.S., National Nurses United today urged all school districts and policy makers in states where the pandemic shows no signs of slowing to postpone returning to an in-person learning model.

National Nurses United

July 14, 2020

National Nurses United to Host Strategy Call on Medicare for All, Need for Systemic Reform

Before summer’s end, an estimated 27 million people will lose their health insurance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the 29 million who were uninsured before this pandemic even began. In response to the dire need for systemic reform, National Nurses United will be hosting a Summer Strategy Call for thousands of activists across the country.

National Nurses United

July 13, 2020

National Nurses United Endorses Biden

In a vote by its national Executive Council, National Nurses United (NNU) has endorsed Vice President Joe Biden for President.

National Nurses United

July 13, 2020

Good Samaritan, San Jose RNs: Short Staffing, COVID-19 Surge Putting Patients at Risk

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold a social distancing action Monday to alert the public to what they say is an alarming trend of unsafe staffing throughout the hospital that, coupled with the ongoing pandemic surge, is putting patients at risk.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 10, 2020

Mission HCA RNs Protest Unsafe Staffing as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC are marching on the hospital’s chief executive this morning to protest what they see as an alarming rise in unsafe staffing at the very moment the hospital is swamped with COVID-19 patients.

National Nurses United

July 10, 2020

Advocates For Alameda County Patients Hold Virtual Town Hall To Address Health Care Injustice

A coalition of labor unions, labor allies, grassroots organizations, and Alameda County residents have come together to form the Alameda County Coalition for Healthy Communities (ACCHC) to demand health care justice in Alameda County.

California Nurses Association

July 10, 2020

Cincinnati VA Medical Center Nurses Demand Protections For Veterans, Patients, and Public During COVID-19 Pandemic

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA will hold a noon rally July 9 to protest the lack of personal protective equipment at the facility which puts veterans, patients, and the public at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 8, 2020

• Veterans Affairs

John Muir Medical Center Nurses Hold Informational Picket for Patient Safety on July 8

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket tomorrow, July 8, to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges at John Muir Medical Center-Concord campus.

California Nurses Association

July 7, 2020