NNOC Press Releases

Submitted by ADonahue on November 16, 2021
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Trinity nurses to hold press conference condemning behavioral health unit shutdown

RNs at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, in Trinity, Fla., will hold a press conference on Oct. 3 to speak out about their concerns regarding HCA’s shutdown of their hospital’s behavioral health unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 29, 2023

Group of three nurses inside hospital, one hold sign "Saf Staffing Saves Lives"

Illinois health care workers to speak out against dangerous staffing practices at hearing

Speakers from hospitals and nursing homes will explain how industry caused the staffing crisis and how safe staffing legislation can solve it.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 29, 2023

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Saint Agnes nurses file charges against Ascension Health claiming unlawful interference with union drive

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. have filed unfair labor practice charges against Ascension Health, one of the largest nonprofit Catholic hospital chains in the country, claiming management has violated labor law by refusing to respect the nurses’ right to organize.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 28, 2023

Nurses on picket line, one holds sign "Caution, Unsafe Staffing Inside"

Austin nurses to rally for safer health care for newborns and open heart surgery patients

Nurses say that, as Ascension management builds a new tower for women’s services, the company is failing to safely staff the existing labor and delivery unit and neonatal intensive care unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 25, 2023

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.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 22, 2023

Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Atlanta VA nurses to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety on Saturday

The nurses, who work with veterans in Atlanta’s VA system, say VA executive management has created tragic conditions in their facilities through disrespecting the nursing staff, stretching nurses to the limit, and endangering patient safety with on-going short-staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 15, 2023

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Union nurses to join Bernie Sanders for virtual town hall about safe nurse-to-patient ratios

A panel of nurses including elected union leadership and actively striking nurses will discuss safe nurse-to-patient ratios, how ratios improve patient care and working conditions, and why ratios are proven as the best solution to the national nurse staffing crisis.

National Nurses United
September 13, 2023

Nurses picketing outside hospital holding signs calling for safe staffing

UCMC nurses highlight dangerous staffing conditions as contract negotiations begin

With negotiations for their new contract set to begin Thursday, September 14, University of Chicago Medical Center nurses are urgently calling on management to reverse the endemic short-staffing at the hospital. The 2,800 registered nurses are highlighting the impact of unsustainable working conditions on nurse turnover and patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 12, 2023

Five nurses inside hospital hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Nurses to hold informational picket at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago

Registered nurses at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Ill., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, Sept. 7, to make the public aware of management’s refusal to implement flexible work schedules at the facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
September 5, 2023

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Asheville workers to rally with North Carolina State AFL-CIO for health care justice and workers’ rights

Hundreds of union members including nurses, electricians, food and beverage workers, and other workers from across North Carolina will rally for health care justice and workers’ rights in downtown Asheville’s Pack Square Park on Thursday, Sept. 7.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 5, 2023