Baltimore nurses announce historic one-day strike for patient safety

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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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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

RNs at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

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Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of ratifying a new five-year contract. This contract includes significant wins including protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 9, 2025

National Nurses United RNs, veterans, and federal unions denounce U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing administration to move ahead with massive federal layoffs

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Registered nurses with NNOC/NNU, along with other federal unions and veterans groups, are holding an urgent rally on Weds. July 8 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling, which overrides a lower court’s order that temporarily froze massive federal employee layoffs.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 9, 2025

Chinese Hospital nurses overwhelmingly ratify contract

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Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco, Calif., voted to ratify a three-year contract on June 27. Nurses are celebrating their victory on key demands related to patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 3, 2025

After I tested positive for HIV, Medicaid and SNAP saved my life

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I grew up in poverty, in a broken home, and dropped out of high school. By the time I was 14, I was already working, and by 16, I was employed full time — bouncing from one low-wage job to the next, constantly just scraping by. Like too many Americans, I lived on the edge of survival for most of my young adult life.
John Bergmann, RN

Nation’s largest nurses union condemns Republican budget bill

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NNU today condemned the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law. Nurses across the United States believe the legislation is likely to be remembered as one of history’s most harmful, least popular, and deadliest laws that steals from everyday people and overwhelmingly benefits billionaires.
National Nurses United
Jul 3, 2025

New Orleans nurses to hold two-day strike against management retaliation

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Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in New Orleans, La., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike to protest LCMC Health’s retaliation against nurses for their union activity and patient advocacy. Nurses at UMCNO today delivered notice of their upcoming strike, which will be held for two days starting July 15.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 2, 2025