Missouri press releases

St. Louis nurses rally to demand Saint Louis University Hospital immediately reinstate unjustly terminated nurses

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Wednesday, July 22, to protest SSM Health’s termination of two highly skilled and dedicated nurses for participating in protected, concerted union activities.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 20, 2026

Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions

RNs at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., will hold a rally on Thursday, June 4 to demand immediate action to address what nurses describe as dangerous patient care conditions impacting emergency and surgical services following the Sept. 8, 2025 closure of units that provide labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, and obstetrics emergency care services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 2, 2026

Union nurses to protest in St. Louis

Nurses from National Nurses United will protest in St. Louis on June 3. Nurses first plan to protest outside the district office of U.S. Representative Wesley Bell to call on him to return and refuse campaign contributions from Palantir and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

National Nurses United

June 2, 2026

St. Louis nurses rally to demand SLU Hospital take immediate action on safe staffing and workplace violence prevention

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to highlight chronic short staffing and ongoing safety concerns that SSM Health has repeatedly refused to address.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 19, 2025

Union nurses respond to Missouri lawmakers bowing to pressure from Trump and Republicans and approving electoral power grab

National Nurses Organizing Committee deeply opposes efforts by Missouri lawmakers, pushed by President Trump and his Republican allies, to further election-rigging schemes ahead of the 2026 midterms.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 9, 2025

Kansas City nurses to hold vigil protesting planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., will hold a vigil for patients impacted by planned service shutdowns at their hospital. Nurses are planning for a solemn event to spotlight what this means for Kansas City patients and how the hospital’s ownership, HCA Healthcare, has mismanaged and cut resources to these units for years, laying the groundwork to justify their own decision to shutter these services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 30, 2025

Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital’s labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer options for essential health care for new parents and babies.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 11, 2025

Nurses at 17 HCA facilities in six states ratify new union contracts

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals managed by HCA have voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in recent weeks, concluding a massive 2024 bargaining effort by nurses, and including measures to improve patient care, patient safety, nurse retention, and working conditions at their hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 22, 2024

Nurses at two Kansas City-area hospitals ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., voted to ratify new three-year contracts last week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 14, 2024

SSM Health SLU Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 27, 2024