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Group of nurses outside Saint Louis University Hospital holding banner "SSM Health: Invest in Patient Care!"

Nurses at SSM Health SLU Hospital to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a candlelight vigil for patient safety on Thursday, Feb. 29. SLUH nurses are fighting for patient safety and a fair contract that addresses their concerns about nurse retention and recruitment.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 27, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses outside hospital hold signs "Patients First"

Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center rollout new billboard campaign as video emerges highlighting safety concerns

Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., are rolling out a new billboard campaign as two new videos reveal serious health and safety concerns at the Tenet Healthcare hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 26, 2024

UCSF nurses hold signs in support of safe staffing.

UCSF Mission Bay nurses rally to demand immediate action on safe staffing for patients

On February 27, nurses from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Mission Bay will hold a rally to shed light on worsening conditions inside the medical center that the university has continuously refused to address.

California Nurses Association
February 26, 2024

• CNA

Wearing button "Safe staffing saves lives"

UChicago nurses vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike

Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine voted 97 percent in favor of authorizing their nurse bargaining committee to call a strike if management does not address chronic staffing concerns.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 20, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Two City of Hope nurses holding sign "Staff up! For safe care. End crisis care now."

City of Hope nurses to hold candlelight vigil to win a fair contract with strong patient safety language

RNs at City of Hope National Medical Center, in Duarte, Calif. will hold a candlelight vigil on Friday, Feb. 23 to highlight patient safety concerns, including short staffing and the inability to take meal- and rest-period breaks daily, that they wish to resolve by winning a fair contract with strong, safe patient care provisions.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 20, 2024

Two nurses on picket line smiling

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif., voted in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Feb. 16, 2024, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association
February 20, 2024

• CNA

NNU logo over image of nurses taking action.

UChicago nurses schedule strike vote due to unresolved patient safety concerns

Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine will hold a strike vote on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, which would authorize the bargaining team to call a strike if management does not address staffing concerns which lead to patient safety issues.

National Nurses United
February 16, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC

Graphic "The National Labor Network for Ceasefire", raised sits with dove on top of it

New national labor network formed to “end the death and devastation” in the Israel-Hamas war

Seven national unions and over two hundred local unions today announce the formation of the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC) to “end the death and devastation” in the Middle East, and to expand support for the ceasefire among unions nationally.

National Labor Network for Ceasefire/National Nurses United
February 16, 2024

• NNU

Nurse holding up sign that reads "We are here for our patients."

Oroville Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest short-staffing, erosion of patient care standards, and deteriorating working conditions

Registered nurses at Oroville Hospital in Oroville, California, will hold an informational picket on Thursday, February 15, to protest chronic short-staffing conditions that jeopardize patient care and lead to high turnover and the loss of experienced nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 14, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Rep. Ash Kalra (AD 25), Sen. Dave Cortese (SD 15) on CNA panel for CalCare

Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association introduce CalCare legislation

AB 2200 would enact a comprehensive framework of governance, benefits, program standards, and health care cost controls for a single-payer health care coverage system in California, guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality health care for all Californians as a human right.

California Nurses Association
February 7, 2024