NNOC press releases

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Dignity nurses holding signs that say "Nurses bargain for RN dignity."

More than 13,500 nurses ratify four-year contract with CommonSpirit/Dignity Health

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit/Dignity Health facilities in California and Nevada voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract. The fair and equitable agreement recognizes the hard work, dedication, and essential contributions of nurses represented by CNA/NNOC. Voting concluded on June 5.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
June 6, 2025

Nurse holding sign "United we win"

National Nurses United RNs join Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally in Washington, D.C.

On Friday, June 6, the anniversary of D-Day, dozens of union nurses will join Sen. Tammy Duckworth (IL), veterans, federal workers, military families, and allies in Washington, D.C., for the Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 3, 2025

Nevada nurses lobby for safe staffing in March.

Union nurses celebrate Nevada legislature’s passage of safe staffing bill

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, is celebrating the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 182. The new legislation will set maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada hospitals, improving patient care and safety and likely bringing nurses back to the bedside.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 3, 2025

Three nurses standing, smiling with Nevada State Sen. Rochelle Nguyen

Nevada nurses celebrate advancement of safe-staffing ratios bill

Registered nurses across the Silver State are celebrating today as new legislation, which would set maximum legal limits for the number of patients a nurse can be assigned, advances from the Nevada State Senate to the Nevada Assembly. The legislation has the potential to completely alter the landscape of nursing in the state.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 22, 2025

Nurses in hallway holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

Cincinnati nurses denounce VA staffing cuts and attacks on federal workers, saying they will erode veteran care

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will hold a rally on Wednesday, May 21, to demand the administration abandon plans to cut some 80,000 workers from the VA, to reinstate VA workers’ full union rights, and to stop attacks on nurse benefits.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 19, 2025

Nurse holding sign "Protect federal workers. Protect VA nurses" and "Protect Veterans. Collective Bargainiing Rights."

VA nurses to detail impact of administration’s drastic cuts and anti-worker policies on veterans health care

In a congressional briefing on Tuesday, May 20, registered nurses who work at Veterans Health Administration (VA) facilities across the country will share their stories about the state of veterans health care as a result of harmful actions by the current administration.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 15, 2025

Large group of people in meeting room

100+ Maine nurses, community members protest Mount Desert Island Hospital obstetrics department closure

Local community members joined more than 100 nurses today in Bar Harbor, Maine to protest the closure of Mount Desert Island Hospital’s (MDIH) obstetrics department.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 8, 2025

Nurses in hallway holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

National Nurses United applauds the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act Bill ensures full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other VA clinicians

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United applauds Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) on the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act, a federal bill that would ensure full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 7, 2025

Nurses on picket line outside hospital holding signs "Hey HCA Put Patients Over Profit"

Asheville nurses rally Thursday to demand HCA restore MAHEC coverage

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Thursday, May 8, to demand HCA restore Mountain Area Health Education Center to their approved list of health providers.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 5, 2025

Four nurses outside holding signs "Nurses Deserve a Fair Contract" and other signs in support of UMC nurses and patients

New Orleans nurses preparing for one-day strike against workplace violence

Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans are moving forward with their one-day strike on May 1. Gearing up for their third strike as they continue to fight for a first union contract with LCMC Health, nurses say workplace violence is the key issue of this strike. Nurses have given advance notice to the hospital for their work stoppage.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 29, 2025