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Group of nurses outside, with raised fists, holding banner "Kaiser! Trust Nurses Not A.I."

Kaiser nurses protest CEO’s appearance at AHA Leadership Summit

Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities across California protested today outside the American Hospital Association (AHA) Leadership Summit in Denver, Colo., where Kaiser CEO Greg A. Adams is scheduled to speak this week.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 13, 2026

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Nurses at HCA Swedish Medical Center join nation’s largest nurses union

Registered nurses at HCA HealthONE Swedish (a.k.a., Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood, Colo., voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union, in an election held on July 1 and 2, 2026.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 3, 2026

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Longmont United nurses ratify their first union contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital (LUH) in Longmont, Colo., made history today by voting overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention. This is the first union contract for the nurses at LUH and the first private-sector contract for RNs in the state of Colorado.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 9, 2025

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

Articles

 

Group of six nurses outside hospital, smiling, with raised fists

HCA Swedish nurses unionize

The second election comes after the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the employer, HCA Healthcare, the country’s largest hospital system, illegally interfered with a previous union election held in 2024. That now-invalidated 2024 election was marred by illegal interference by the employer.

September 28, 2026

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Nurses win first private-sector contract in state

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colo., made history in April by voting 100 percent in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

July 9, 2025

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