NNOC Press Releases

Submitted by ADonahue on
Group of nurses outside holding huge petition with signatures

NMMC nurses and Fort Kent community members demand reinstatement of unjustly fired coworker

Registered nurses at the newly unionized Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine, were joined by members of the local community as they marched on management to demand the reinstatement of their co-worker Tiffani Daigle, RN.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
February 7, 2024

Four nurses insid hospital. Two sitting, two standing.

Machias nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital to hold rallies for patient safety

Union nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias, Maine, will hold rallies on Friday, Jan. 26 and on Saturday, Jan. 27 to demand management address patient safety, chronic short staffing, and staff retention.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 25, 2024

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital cheering with raised fists

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center vote overwhelmingly to join MSNA/NNOC

Nurses at the 40-bed facility say they voted to join their new union because it is critical that nurses have a say in decisions about patient care and about recruitment and retention of nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 17, 2024

Large group of nurses outside UChicago in cold weather holding signs calling for dignity and respect

UChicago nurses say “a strike is not off the table” due to patient safety concerns

Registered nurses at the UChicago Medicine will hold an informational picket and rally on Monday, Jan. 15, to demand the university address their patient safety concerns and settle their contract in a timely manner.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 11, 2024

Group of nurses outside with raised fists.

Nurses in resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin start new year by voting overwhelmingly to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

Registered nurses in the resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Tex., voted overwhelmingly, with 96 percent in favor, to join NNOC/NNU.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 4, 2024

Group of nurses outside hospital hold signs "Nurses Outside = Something's Wrong Inside"

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses strike tomorrow

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., are moving forward with their two-day strike, starting at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27, due to management’s persistent union-busting and outsourcing of RN jobs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 26, 2023

Austin nurses pose together at a safe staffing rally

Austin nurses unite in solidarity against management’s attempts to retaliate

Union nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin today stood in support behind their coworkers, who are facing management’s attempted retaliation for exercising their rights to advocate for patient safety. Following nurses’ one-day strike and management’s three-day lockout of striking nurses, management proceeded to erroneously investigate nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 18, 2023

Nurses picketing in front of SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses to strike for patient safety

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for 48 hours from Dec. 27, 7 a.m., to Dec. 29, 6:59 a.m. due to management’s persistent union-busting and outsourcing of RN jobs.

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

Two nurses standing with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Mission Hospital nurses applaud Attorney General Josh Stein for lawsuit against HCA

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., applaud North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein for filing a lawsuit today against HCA for violating the asset purchase agreement it made when it acquired Mission Health in 2019.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 14, 2023

Mission Hospital nurses rally for patient safety

Mission Hospital nurses to hold rally for patient safety, demand HCA address unsafe staffing

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, December 13, to demand that management take action to ensure patient safety by improving nurse staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 11, 2023