Workplace Violence Prevention press releases

Nurses Applaud Introduction of Federal Legislation to Prevent Workplace Violence in Health Care, Social Service Settings

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, introduced today by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2).

National Nurses United

February 22, 2021

Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Cal/OSHA Complaints on Workplace Violence and COVID Outbreak at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward

Registered nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward will hold a press conference on Wednesday, June 17 at 8 am PT, about the latest developments in the Cal/OSHA complaints California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) filed against the facility for workplace violence and the COVID outbreak.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

June 16, 2020

Nurses at Long Beach Medical Center Ratify Three-Year Contract with Protections to Improve Patient Safety

Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, announced California Nurses Association (CNA) today. The agreement is the result of a long fight that included nearly a year of bargaining, an informational picket, and a rally.

California Nurses Association

December 24, 2019

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Services Workers

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a groundbreaking federal bill to protect health care and social service workers from extremely high rates of workplace violence—H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, authored by Rep. Joe Courtney.

National Nurses United

November 21, 2019

UCLA Medical Center Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Workplace Violence Prevention on Nov. 20

Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association

November 18, 2019

St. Joseph Eureka Nurses Demand Hospital Approve Workplace Violence Protections, After Multiple RNs Attacked

On the heels of multiple recent attacks against registered nurses at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, RNs will gather in front of the hospital Monday, July 29 to demand management approve a nurse-driven workplace violence prevention proposal, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association

July 26, 2019

House Committee Votes to Advance Bill to Protect Health Care, Social Service Workers from Epidemic of Workplace Violence

A federal bill to protect health care and social service workers from extremely high rates of workplace violence—HR 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

National Nurses United

June 11, 2019

Bill to Protect Health Care, Social Service Workers from Epidemic of Workplace Violence Poised For Historic House Committee Vote

Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday, June 11, the House Committee on Education and Labor will be marking up and voting on HR 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, by Rep. Joe Courtney—a historic first for this legislation.

National Nurses United

June 7, 2019

First Senate Hearing on Nevada Workplace Violence Prevention Bill

Health care workers with National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107 will appear before Nevada senators on Friday, May 3, 2019 to call for the passage of the state’s first workplace violence prevention bill, A.B. 348.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

May 2, 2019

Historic Nevada Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Passes Major Hurdle

Health care workers with National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107 are excited to announce the state’

National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 24, 2019