NNOC Press Releases

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Unionized registered nurses to hold National Day of Action

Thousands of registered nurse members of National Nurses United will hold a national day of action to demand that their employers address the current nationwide staffing crisis by ensuring there is safe staffing on all units at all times and that nurses have the resources they need to care for their patients.

National Nurses United
June 9, 2023

Three nurses with raised fists hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Cincinnati VA nurses to rally against management weaponizing police to intimidate union activity

Registered nurses who work at the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold a rally to protest management’s tactics of using VA police to intimidate and silence nurses in their efforts to advocate for better health care for veterans.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 31, 2023

Group of smiling nurses holding signs "Bedside Nurses Support Ratios"

Nurses’ safe staffing bill is voted “ought to pass” out of Labor and Housing Committee

The Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing of the Maine State Legislature voted to support LD 1639, the Maine Quality Care Act. If passed by the full state legislature, the bill will set enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine’s hospitals.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 24, 2023

Group of nurses inside hospital giving thumbs up

Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph nurses to rally for Wichita nurse unity as bargaining begins

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital in Wichita, Kan., will hold a rally on May 24 to mark the beginning of bargaining their first union contract.

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

Large group of nurses with raised fists, holding banner "Bedside Nurses Support Ratios"

Nurses rally and testify at Maine state capital for enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios

Registered nurse members of the Maine State Nurses Association held a rally in Augusta, Maine, and testified at a hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee in support of the Maine Quality Care Act, a bill that would create legally enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 4, 2023

Three nurses inside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

AR Gould nurses deliver May Day basket on International Workers’ Day to demand improved staffing for patient safety

Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital delivered a May Day basket today to AR Gould CEO Greg LaFrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients the care our community deserves.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 1, 2023

3 nurses hold signs "Ready for Change", "Our Patients Deserve Better", "Nurses Unite"

Ascension Via Christi St. Francis nurses to mark International Workers’ Day with an informational picket on May 1

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kan., will hold an informational picket on Monday, May 1, 2023, to urge management to agree to their bargaining table proposals regarding staffing and workplace violence prevention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 27, 2023

Nurses outside hold signs "RNs at Seton standing strong for our patients"

Nurses spotlight hypocrisy of Ascension at gala event

Nurses will be handing out informational flyers to call attention to the hypocrisy of Ascension: fundraising in the name of women’s and reproductive health services when Ascension has closed five such units nationwide over the last year.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 21, 2023

Two nurses outside holding signs calling for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention

Mission Hospital nurses to hold a rally over HCA’s failure to protect patients and nurses from assaults and other unsafe working conditions

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including increased incidents of workplace violence, broken hospital equipment, and unsafe staffing levels.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 7, 2023

Large group of nurses outside hold sign "Don't mess with Texas nurses"

Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin to hold informational picket to demand safe staffing and quality patient care

RNs say chronic short staffing at the hospital, including a lack of ancillary support staff, make it very challenging for nurses to provide the highest quality of care to their patients in a timely fashion.

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