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Submitted by ADonahue on October 31, 2022
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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

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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

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

Nurses sought union affiliation so they can more effectively advocate for improved conditions in the workplace and better economic standards for their colleagues and their families.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 10, 2022

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Kansas City area RNs approve new HCA contracts

Registered nurses at Kansas City area HCA hospitals have overwhelmingly approved new collective bargaining contracts.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 23, 2021

Nurses hold sign with various demands from HCA

Kansas City area RNs reach agreement with HCA on new collective bargaining contract

RNs at Research Medical Center and Research Psychiatric Center in Kansas City, Mo. and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. have reached a tentative agreement Friday night on a new collective bargaining contract

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 16, 2021

Group of nurses outside holding signs showing enthusiasm for organizing

Union win in Wichita

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. voted by 66 percent, 378 to 194, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital is the largest hospital in Wichita and the first private-sector hospital to become unionized by registered nurses.

Read the article in National Nurse Magazine »