National Nurses United

NLRB takes up nurses complaint against hospitals

October 4, 2016

Registered nurses are hailing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of General Counsel's decision to move forward with a complaint against healthcare giant Community Health Systems and Quorum Health Corporation for numerous alleged labor violations.

Calif. bill would safeguard hospital patients in “observation” settings

August 5, 2016

Legislation to enact new protections for hospital patients warehoused in “observation status” with fewer protections accorded other patients, has taken another major step forward.

Nurses want rest of U.S. to follow California’s lead in Ebola protection

State establishes mandatory guidelines for healthcare worker PPE, training

November 24, 2014

National Nurses United (NNU) is calling on OSHA and other states to follow the mandatory safeguards recently established by California to protect nurses, other health workers, and the public from the threat of the deadly Ebola virus.

California bill to protect healthcare workers from violence moves ahead

Two nurses stabbed recently at L.A. hospitals

April 29, 2014

Registered nurses are among those keeping close watch on a California measure to protect the state’s healthcare workers from work-related violence as it moves from one Senate committee to another this week.

Nurses’ terminations allegedly for exposing patient safety issues

Community Health Systems already under injunctions for previous firings

January 29, 2014

Two nurses fired recently by Community Health Systems (CHS) say they were terminated for speaking out about rampant patient safety problems at the chain’s healthcare facilities. RNs Veronica Poss and Tim Thomas have been prominent RN public advocates at their respective hospitals in exposing what they describe as serious problems with patient safety, and calling for improvements.

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NLRB takes up nurses complaint against hospitals

Calif. bill would safeguard hospital patients in “observation” settings

Nurses want rest of U.S. to follow California’s lead in Ebola protection

California bill to protect healthcare workers from violence moves ahead

Nurses’ terminations allegedly for exposing patient safety issues

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