Press releases

National Nurses United condemns ongoing racist attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

National Nurses United today voiced outrage at ongoing racist and xenophobic attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. NNU called for solidarity with AAPI communities, and a public commitment to solutions premised on ending structural racism and promoting social equity and healing.

National Nurses United

February 19, 2021

Barton Nurses: Holding Virtual Community Town Hall Regarding Barton’s Refusal to Bargain A Fair Contract, Massive Nurse Turnover, and Unsafe Conditions

Registered nurses from Barton Memorial Hospital will be conducting a virtual town hall to inform the community about how Barton has used the pandemic to refuse to bargain a fair contract with nurses at a time when nurses are already under extreme stress.

California Nurses Association

February 18, 2021

Nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system to hold three-day strike, starting Feb. 27

Registered nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system will hold a three-day strike, starting Feb. 27 at 7:00 a.m. to demand the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors' address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and personal protective equipment.

California Nurses Association

February 18, 2021

Southern California Hospital at Culver City nurses demand safe staffing to save lives

Registered nurses at Southern California Hospital at Culver City will hold a socially distant action on Thursday, Feb. 18 to demand safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 17, 2021

Nurses applaud introduction of Cortese’s bill to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

In response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, California Nurses Association is pleased to cosponsor S.B. 213 (Cortese) to protect California’s frontline nurses and other health care workers by providing presumptive eligibility for workers’ compensation.

California Nurses Association

February 10, 2021

Kindred San Gabriel nurses and caregivers: hospital industry attack on safe staffing puts lives of patients, nurses, workers at risk

Registered nurses and caregivers at Kindred San Gabriel Hospital will hold a press conference, tomorrow, Feb. 10 to protest the unsafe staffing conditions at the hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United/Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union

February 9, 2021

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Nurses to deliver petition calling for firing of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder

Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp will deliver a petition to the hospital’s CEO David Culberson and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors tomorrow, calling for the termination of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 8, 2021

National Nurses United Statement Regarding Reintroduction of PRO Act

National Nurses United (NNU) statement regarding the reintroduction of Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The federal legislation would strengthen union rights.

National Nurses United

February 4, 2021

Nurses: Patient, RN and worker safety cuts a price for HCA’s huge profits amid pandemic

HCA’s announcement of $3.75 billion in profits for 2020, a 7.1 percent jump over 2019, is a clear demonstration of the financial consequences of a year of short staffing and other cuts affecting patient and worker safety despite a once-in-a-century pandemic.

National Nurses United

February 2, 2021

California nurses declare victory as state tells hospitals all waivers of safe staffing standards expire by Feb. 8

Today, more than 100,000 RN members of the California Nurses Association declared victory when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it will not approve for hospitals any new expedited waivers of the state’s landmark safe staffing ratios and all existing waivers end by Feb. 8.

California Nurses Association

February 1, 2021