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, October 04, 2017 RN Relief Program Deploying Big Team to Puerto Rico 50 RNRN/NNU RNs to Join AFL-CIO Led Relief Mission A large delegation of 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. will join a unique, multi-union two-week disaster relief effort heading to Puerto Rico Wednesday morning to provide medical aid in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Maria. National Nurses United’... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 26, 2017 As Sen. Sanders, Lt. Gov. Newsom Stress Need for Single Payer Bills, Nurse Union Delegates Re-Affirm Call for Medicare for All, Environmental Justice, Immigration Reform, Union Rights In a convention highlighted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom promoting single payer legislation federally and in California, some 500 California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee delegates unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to work to... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 22, 2017 Sen. Bernie Sanders to Address Major Nurses’ Convention in San Francisco Today Fresh off the introduction of S. 1804, the Medicare for All Act of 2017, legistlation co-sponsored by one-third of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Senator Bernie Sanders highlights the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) convention with a public address... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Nurses Condemn Latest Bill to Decimate Care ‘Graham-Cassidy Targets the Most Vulnerable in Our Society’ National Nurses United today condemned the renewed effort by Republicans in the United States Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and deny healthcare to millions of low and middle-income Americans. “This last ditch attempt to repeal the ACA poses a mortal threat to the health and wellbeing of... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Nurses Enthusiastically Welcome Sen. Sanders' Medicare for All Act – The Time is Here Today National Nurses United (NNU) today enthusiastically greeted the introduction of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017 as a critical step forward – and as a reflection of the work by NNU members for many years to guarantee health care with comprehensive benefits and a single standard of... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, September 11, 2017 RN Response Network to Deploy Additional Nurse Volunteers to Houston Post-Hurricane Harvey National Nurses United (NNU)’s Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a national network of volunteer nurses, will deploy its second delegation of RN volunteers to Houston, beginning today, Monday , September 11, to provide medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, NNU announced today... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 01, 2017 National Nurses Opposes Trump Threat to End DACA Program National Nurses United (NNU) today repeated its call on the Trump administration to withdraw its threat to terminate the highly successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that has enabled young people who came to the U.S. undocumented as children to remain in the U.S. News... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 01, 2017 Nurses Condemn Police Assault on Utah Hospital RN for Advocating for an Unconscious Patient National Nurses United today criticized the actions of Salt Lake City police officers for assaulting and arresting a University of Utah registered nurse for advocating for an unconscious patient in late July. In a press conference yesterday RN Alex Wubbels, released a video and described how she... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, August 31, 2017 RN Response Network Deploys Nurse Volunteers to Houston to Help Provide Medical Assistance Post-Hurricane Harvey National Nurses United (NNU)’s Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a national network of volunteer nurses, will deploy its first delegation of RN volunteers to Houston, beginning Thursday, August 31, to work with locals on providing medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, NNU... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, August 29, 2017 California Democratic Party Endorses Single Payer Bill, SB 562 In a unanimous vote by its executive board, meeting over the weekend in Anaheim, the California Democratic Party has endorsed SB 562, the Healthy California Act which would guarantee health coverage to all Californians and eliminate premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket health costs. The... Read more |