Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in New Orleans, La., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike to protest LCMC Health’s retaliation against nurses for their union activity and patient advocacy. Nurses at UMCNO today delivered notice of their upcoming strike, which will be held for two days starting July 15.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Registered nurses at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Friday, June 27, to highlight patient safety concerns caused by the facility’s plans to change RNs’ schedules, making it more difficult to retain and recruit nurses.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Labor unions will present their argument for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on June 18.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
