National Nurses United
National Nurses United, with close to 185,000 members in every state, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in US history.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, July 03, 2019 Nurses Redouble Commitment to Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers as Details Emerge of Inhumane and Brutal Conditions in Federal Detention As further details emerge about the deplorable conditions children separated from their families and loved ones at the border are facing in federal detention, registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) are returning to a Tucson, Ariz. shelter to provide critical medical aid... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, June 26, 2019 NNU Nurses Condemn Abusive and Unhealthful Conditions for Migrant Children in Federal Custody Following additional recent reports of unsanitary, dangerous, and brutal conditions threatening the health and well-being of children and asylum seekers at U.S. federal border detention facilities, the registered nurses of National Nurses United (NNU) again condemn this inhumane and illegal... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, June 07, 2019 Bill to Protect Health Care, Social Service Workers from Epidemic of Workplace Violence Poised For Historic House Committee Vote 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. “This is a huge step forward in our fight to get... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, May 24, 2019 RNs to Provide Medical Care to Asylum Seekers As Feds Reveal More Child Deaths in U.S. Custody Registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will return to Tucson, Ariz. this weekend to provide critical medical aid to asylum seekers. RNRN, a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU), is working with Casa Alitas, a... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 22, 2019 RNs Applaud Reintroduction of Robin Hood Tax Act to Raise Money for Education, Health Care, and Vital Social Programs National Nurses United applauds today’s reintroduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Barbara Lee. This important legislation would raise an estimated $220 billion dollars a year to fund critical social programs including Medicare for All, public college for all and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Nurses Look Forward to House Budget Committee Hearing on Medicare for All National Nurses United RN Presidents Jean Ross, Zenei Cortez, and Deborah Burger released the following on today’s House Budget Committee hearing on Medicare for All: “We are pleased to see the House Budget Committee hold a hearing on Medicare for All -- another step towards passing this vital... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 14, 2019 New Report – Johns Hopkins Hounding Thousands of Patients With Medical Debt Lawsuits, Seizing Wages Despite its reputation as one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the U.S. Johns Hopkins Hospital has a shocking record of hounding low income patients for medical debt – filing thousands of lawsuits, garnishing wages and seizing bank accounts. That’s the findings of a new research... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 08, 2019 RNs Applaud Reintroduction of Federal Safe Staffing Bills Mandating Nurse-to-Patient Ratios National Nurses United applauds the reintroduction of the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown in the Senate and Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the House. This important legislation addresses an epidemic of deliberate understaffing in our... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Comments from National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN: Rules Committee Hearing a Step in the Right Direction for Medicare for All Following today’s hearing on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 in the House Rules Committee, National Nurses United (NNU) has issued the below statement: “The Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384) is the right bill at the right time, but to make this legislation a reality will require the right... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, April 15, 2019 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Veterans and RNs to Demand Congress Protect Veterans Health Care Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will join veterans and registered nurses for an April 17 town hall discussion on protecting the VA health care system from the threat of privatization. Nurses and veterans are calling for an immediate end to the administration’s attacks on the VA health care system and... Read more |