Augusta VA nurses to rally tomorrow for respect for veterans and nurses, patient safety, and ending nurse moral distress
The rally will focus on urgent issues at their facility, such as CNVAMC's 25 percent nurse vacancy rate, executive management's lack of respect towards RNs, work-life imbalance for nurses who are stretched beyond the limit, and patient safety risks — all of which are driving nurses away.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Aug 31, 2023
Nurses in Wichita and Austin demand Ascension address dual crises of workplace violence and short staffing
Nurses at Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kansas and Austin, Texas are demanding that Ascension make contractual commitments to address the dual crises of workplace violence and short staffing, which are threatening patient care at the chain’s hospitals.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Aug 30, 2023
Atlanta VA nurses to rally for respect for veterans and nurses, patient safety, and end to nurse moral distress
Registered nurses working for the Atlanta VA Health System in the metro Atlanta region will hold a protest on Thursday, Aug. 31. Nurses will highlight their increasing concerns about their patients’ safety, on-going short staffing, the lack of respect shown to nursing staff by executive management, and the lack of work-life balance for nurses who are stretched to the limit.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
Aug 30, 2023
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey nurses issue 10-day notice for one-day strike
RNs at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital have issued a 10-day notice alerting hospital administrators of the nurses’ intent to hold a one-day strike on Sept. 6, 2023. Earlier this month, the nurses overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as the Cedars-Sinai administration is refusing to address critical nurse recruitment and retention issues.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 29, 2023
Patient Handling
Frequent manual patient handling can cause microinjuries, which accumulate into chronic and sometimes severe musculoskeletal disorders and back injuries. RNs need protection from this ergonomic hazard. Sprains, strains, and tears make up 52% of all injuries that result in days away from work for RNs. Unsafe patient handling causes the bulk of these injuries, some of which have ended nurses’ careers.
The most effective solution is a coordinated safe patient handling program at the hospital-level.
Chicago nurses and faith leaders to deliver letters of support for ongoing contract negotiations to ensure patient safety
Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., will deliver letters of community support to management. They’ll be joined by faith leaders from Arise Chicago to deliver the letters, including a letter from Ward 17 Alderman David Moore.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Aug 29, 2023
Nurses stand with striking writers, actors in fight against AI
Registered nurses will hold a solidarity march and rally in Los Angeles, Calif. on August 29 in support of striking actors and writers. The event signals a labor movement increasingly united against the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 28, 2023
Nation’s largest nurses union joins March on Washington’s 60th anniversary celebration
President Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN, of National Nurses United was honored to speak at today’s celebration of the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, marking the 60th anniversary of the march.
National Nurses United
Aug 26, 2023
Nurses in Humboldt County ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka and at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 25, 2023
Registered nurses at Sutter Davis Hospital vote to join California Nurses Association
Registered nurses at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis, Calif. voted last night to join California Nurses Association (CNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 24, 2023