Baltimore nurses to hold historic strike for patient safety

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St. Agnes nurses holding signs "Our Union. Our Rights. Our Patients." "Safe Staffing saves lives" "Patients first in the hospital"
RNs at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike from July 24, 7 a.m. to July 25, 6:59 a.m., to protest Ascension management’s refusal to address their urgent concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and high staff turnover in contract negotiations. This notice follows a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote on May 16.
National Nurses Organizing Committee//National Nurses United
Jul 22, 2025

HSA nurses rally citing concerns for patient safety

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Huge crowd of NNOC/NNU nurses raises arms/fists
Nurses from three Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) hospitals in Florida — Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, and Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes — are holding a joint rally on Wednesday, July 23 in Hialeah to highlight their patient safety concerns as they begin bargaining a new contract.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 21, 2025

California Nurses Association statement on ICE activities at Glendale Memorial Hospital

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Large group of nurses outside CA Capitol building, CNA/NNU logos

California Nurses Association has learned through credible reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) representatives presented a warrant at Glendale Memorial Hospital and took a patient into custody by removing the patient from the facility through a side door apparently against the medical advice of the patient’s physician. 

California Nurses Association
Jul 18, 2025

Examining the Impact of the Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

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Since it went fully into effect in 2018, CNA/NNU members have tirelessly enforced the Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard to hold their employers accountable and win safer working conditions in their facilities. CNA/NNU interviewed nurses and examined data to document the impacts of nurses’ advocacy and the effectiveness of workplace violence interventions won by nurses.

Bay Area nurses to host John Lewis Day “Good Trouble Lives On” rally

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The late Congressman John Lewis, text "Good Trouble Lives On"
Registered nurses and members of California Nurses Associationvwill host a John Lewis Day “Good Trouble Lives On” rally at noon on Thursday, July 17 in Oakland, Calif. The event is part of a nationwide day of action to honor the legacy of the late civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis.
California Nurses Association
Jul 15, 2025

Baltimore nurses announce historic one-day strike for patient safety

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Nurses in front of St Agnes with signs: "RN Safe Staffing saves lives" and "Patients 1st in the hospital" and a "Natioanal Nurses United" banner
RNs at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on July 24 to protest the Ascension management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and high staff turnover during contract negotiations.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 14, 2025

Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

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Kansas City nurses picket for safer staffing
Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital’s labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer options for essential health care for new parents and babies.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 11, 2025