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UMC nurses demonstrate for workplace violence protections

Nurses applaud reintroduction of federal legislation to prevent workplace violence in health care, social service settings

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, reintroduced today by Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (S-WI). The bipartisan bill would mandate health care and social service employers develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan.

National Nurses United (NNU)
April 1, 2025

News

NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN at bill introduction

It's time for legislators to prove democracy exists by passing Medicare for All

We nurses know and believe that this is the best bill at the right time for moving America forward. Jayapal’s legislation is the most comprehensive to date, including all primary care, hospital and outpatient services

NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN, Contributing to The Hill
March 4, 2019

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Group of nurses in march holding signs "Union women are powerful women"

We won’t let them ban our stories

When future students read about the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses want our stories to be emblazoned on those pages. We want our grandchildren to understand the righteous anger we felt, rushing between far too many patients at once — some of them our own dying colleagues — while our employers cut corners on staffing and posted record profits.

February 24, 2024