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National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, condemns the new CDC guidance stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in a variety of scenarios. NNU’s Filipino...

As COVID-19 vaccines make their way around the country, daily cases are beginning to surge once again, putting more pressure on frontline workers. Zenei Cortez, the Fil-Am president of the biggest union of registered nurses in...

New data is providing a clearer picture on how much the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Filipinos in the healthcare industry. Steve Angeles sits down with National Nurses United’s Filipino American president, Zenei Cortez, who goes over...

NORTH BERGEN, NJ — These Filipino nurses are bargaining for fair contracts with the Hackensack Meridian Health System before their contracts expire on July 30th. They are members of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees or HPAE...

BERKELEY, Calif. – The Bernie Bus official makes its rounds in the bay area. Members of the National Nurses United, the first major labor organization to support Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, are registering voters and...

SAN FRANCISCO – Registered nurses demanded help and safety from all the medical centers within the University of California medical system. The California Nurses Association (CNA), which is a union comprised of many Filipino nurses, staged...

BERKELEY, Calif. – Hundreds of nurses and students assembled at the University of California, Berkeley as part of the Million Student March national day of action to call on free public death, cancellation of all student...

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Filipino-Americans were among the nearly one thousand nurses who occupied the entrance of the Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center chanting and picketing during a recent two-day strike. They claim that the county...

OAKLAND, Calif. – The nation’s largest organization of nurses has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. This is a big boost to Sanders’ bid for the White House. After all, the National Nurses United (NNU)...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – It’s been a week of protests in California for kababayans who work in the mental health field. About 2,600 psychologists, counselors, therapists and social workers organized a week-long strike at Kaiser sites...