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Saint Louis University Hospital nurses overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., voted 94 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if the issues nurses have been raising remain unresolved.

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El Paso nurses overwhelmingly ratify new contract with measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

RNs at The Hospitals of Providence’s Memorial, Sierra, and East Campuses in El Paso, Tex., voted 97.7 percent in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

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Group of nurses outside holding signs "Nurses Outside = Somethings Wrong Inside"

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses set to hold one-day strike for patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a strike for 24 hours from Sept. 25 to Sept. 26 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and workplace violence.
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UCSF Medical Center nurses speak out against hiring freeze, following increase in workplace violence

RNs at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) will hold a public rally on Tuesday, Sept. 26 to demand that UCSF address critical and persistent patient care and workplace safety issues.
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Hazel Hawkins nurses to host second town hall on hospital’s future following $10 million state loan and American Advanced Management bid

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., will hold a town hall on Thursday, Sept. 21, to discuss the future of San Benito County’s only acute-care hospital following the approval of a $10 million state loan and a bid from a private potential buyer, American Advanced Management Group.
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Dameron Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, Calif., voted 97.6 percent in favor of ratifying a new two-year contract on Sept. 15, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
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By the Numbers: New York City nurses win unprecedented contract enforcement of safe staffing standards

Mount Sinai RNs blaze trail to better staffing enforcement

Not only did nurses win new ratios in their contract, but they also won strong new staffing enforcement language.

VA registered nurses sign three-year contract

Nurses call for schedule flexibility and passage of VA Employee Fairness Act

Maine’s safe staffing bill moves forward

Nurses speak out for enforceable RN-to-patient ratios

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