Registered nurses at Tenet-affiliated, St. Joseph’s, and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Arizona.

Registered nurses at eight Tenet hospitals throughout California will hold one-day strikes, urging management to invest in nursing staff. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses.

Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. Nurses will also hold one-day strikes at six other Tenet-affiliated California facilities, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo.

Registered nurses will hold a public outreach action in El Paso urging the Tenet-affiliated Hospitals of Providence, Sierra and Memorial Campuses, to invest in nursing staff. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses.

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first hospital strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Florida.

Registered nurses at Alameda Hospital (AH) and San Leandro Hospital (SLH) will hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike starting at 7 a.m. on Sept. 20 and ending at 7 a.m. on Sept. 21, announced California Nurses Association (CNA).

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, Thursday endorsed enactment of a Green New Deal and a ban on assault weapons.

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida will hold one-day strikes on Sept. 20, urging management to invest in nursing staff to ensure optimal patient care at their facilities. The strikes planned in Arizona will be the first ever held by registered nurses in that state, and the Florida strikes mark a first for hospital-based RNs in that state.