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Maine State Nurses Association campaign for safe staffing ratios

Maine nurses are standing up for nurse and patient safety by supporting L.D. 1639, “The Maine Quality Care Act”. Our union strongly supports this bill, sponsored by state Senator Stacy Brenner, RN.

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Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses to hold press event for health care justice with Graham Platner

Nurses will hold a press conference in Bangor, Maine, with Graham Platner, candidate for U.S. Senate, on March 25. After eight months of bargaining, nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, will vote today on a tentative agreement that addresses health and safety concerns of patients and nurses. Nurses and Platner will celebrate the win and call for health care justice for all.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 24, 2026

Northern Light EMMC nurses win tentative agreement in contract negotiations

After bargaining for eight months for improvements in health, safety, and economic language in their union contract, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) nurses have announced a final tentative agreement with their administration. The nurses’ strike, which had been scheduled for this coming Monday, is called off.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 21, 2026

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Northern Light EMMC nurses announce strike for safe patient care and RN retention

Registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine yesterday delivered a 10-day notice to their employer announcing a one-day strike on Monday, March 23. The RNs are protesting management’s refusal to address their concerns about safe staffing and nurse retention.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 13, 2026

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Northern Maine Medical Center nurses to hold press event with Troy Jackson, Graham Platner, and Mattie Daughtry at Can-Am Sled Dog Race

Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine, will hold a press event on Saturday, Feb. 28 with gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson, U.S. senatorial candidate Graham Platner, and Maine State Senate President Mattie Daughtry, who will speak out in support of nurses seeking to secure a strong first contract that puts patient safety before profits.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

February 27, 2026

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Nurses condemn chaotic, unlawful ICE invasion of Maine

Maine nurses represented by MSNA/NNOC are speaking up and speaking out against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining, intimidating, and terrorizing members of their community since its operation began in Maine on Tuesday.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 22, 2026

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Houlton nurses strike for safe staffing

Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, held a two-day strike on Nov. 18 and 19 to protest management’s refusal to address their deep concerns about staffing and patient care.

January 13, 2026

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Knowledge is Power

Rounding is an opportunity to talk to people face-to-face in their unit, distribute information, and organize. Members of the Professional Practice Committee (PPC) often round on the same day as their monthly meeting.

November 3, 2025

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RNs protest obstetrics closures

Vital obstetrics services are in crisis in Maine. On March 27, Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, a town about an hour southeast of Bangor, announced that it would be closing its obstetrics (OB) department on July 1. A week later, Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, announced that it would be shutting down its Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit on May 2.

July 9, 2025

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Maine nurses vindicated

The Maine Department of Labor issued a citation in late February to Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a timely manner, and requiring nurses to sign contracts that exempted NMMC from Maine’s labor laws.

April 11, 2025

Large group of Machias nurses and techs on the strike line with lots of picket signs about staffing and retention

Machias nurses and techs hold historic first strike

Registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias, Maine, held a two-day strike on April 30 and May 1 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ and techs’ concerns about recruitment, retention, and safe staffing.

June 5, 2024