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Tucson nurses to hold rally and media availability for patient safety

Registered nurses at Carondelet St. Joseph’s in Tucson, Ariz. will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and management attempting to silence RNs who advocate for safer standards

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 10, 2023

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Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas vote overwhelmingly to join nation’s largest RN union

Nurses at St. Joseph pursued union affiliation to strengthen their capacity to advocate for much-needed change at the hospital and improve the recruitment and retention of RNs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 9, 2023

Group of nurses inside hospital

DC nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

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

Group of nurses outside hospital wearing MSNA hats

Nurses at Maine Med win back paid leave

After a two-month campaign, the unionized nurses at Maine Medical Center have won back the paid leave benefits that the hospital abruptly ended last December.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
February 22, 2023

Group of four nurses outside hospital hold signs "Staff up for safe patient care"

Wichita nurses to rally as Ascension Via Christi St. Francis RNs begin historic contract negotiations

St. Francis nurses will also be joined by their union siblings from Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital, where registered nurses just filed their own union petition with the NLRB.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 13, 2023

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

Nurses look forward after year of achievements – new year begins with national day of action for safe staffing

Following a year of major contract gains across the country, nurses are pledging to step up actions to demand the hospital industry end their profession’s staffing crisis by providing safe numbers of nurses to care for patients.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 25, 2023

Group of four nurses outside hold signs "Staff up for safe patient care"

Nurses to rally nationwide for safe staffing

Thousands of registered nurse members of National Nurses United will hold actions on Thursday, Jan. 26 to demand the hospital industry end their profession’s staffing crisis by providing safe numbers of nurses to care for patients.

National Nurses United
January 24, 2023

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Buffalo VA nurses to hold press conference and forum on administration’s failure to prepare for deadly natural disaster or address chronic staffing crisis

RNs at Buffalo VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Buffalo, New York will hold a nurses’ forum and press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to bring to the public’s attention the hospital administration’s grievous failure to prepare for the deadly holiday snow storm as well as management’s refusal to address the chronic staffing crisis.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 8, 2023

Group of nurses giving press conference with Santa

Maine Medical Center nurses delivered lumps of coal to hospital president Jeff Saunders following termination of paid leave benefits

No other employees at MMC have lost these benefits to date and several MMC nurses report that managers told them these benefits are ending because they joined the union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
December 21, 2022

Two nurses outside MIssion Hospital holding signs: "Staff up! for safe care. End crisis care now." and "Honk for safe staffing."

Mission Hospital nurses to hold a rally for patient safety and to protest unsafe staffing

RNs at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Dec. 13, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short staffing and workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 11, 2022