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Large group of nurses outside smiling, some with raised fists, some holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

Denver VA nurses to rally to protest staffing crisis due to hiring freeze

Nurses at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, will hold a rally on Thursday, June 27, to protest the ongoing hiring freeze by the Department of Veteran Affairs and host a bake sale to raise money to hire nursing staff.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 25, 2024

Three nurses holding signs calling for safety from workplace violence

Rocky Mountain Regional VA registered nurses demand management address epidemic of workplace violence

RNs at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., are planning to hold a rally to demand that management address the epidemic of violence at the facility and take meaningful steps to provide a safe workplace for health care professionals and a safe place of healing for veterans.

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

Group of four nurses outside Longmont Hospital hold signs "Patients First"

It’s official – federal labor board certifies union win for Longmont United Hospital registered nurses

Official certification by the federal labor board followed the final count in late March of remaining ballots from a secret ballot election conducted by the NLRB last July.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 7, 2022

Group of four nurses outside Longmont Hospital

Vote count complete – Longmont Hospital nurses win their union

Overcoming months of delay from hospital management seeking to block the outcome, registered nurses at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colo. have won their union representation.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 28, 2022

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National Labor Relations Board rules to open final six ballots in Longmont nurse union election

Regional Office 27 (Denver) of the NLRB rejected Longmont United Hospital’s appeal to challenge the validity of a union election ballot.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 10, 2021

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

Veterans Affairs nurses keep up the fight for patient safety

Veterans Affairs nurses have been speaking out about patient safety and the nurse staffing crisis throughout the VA, holding pickets, rallies, and other actions.

January 12, 2024

Group of four nurses outside Longmont Hospital hold sign "Patients First"

Union victory in Colorado!

Overcoming months of delay from hospital management seeking to block the outcome, registered nurses at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colo. finally won their union representation in March.

April 9, 2021