Union nurses endorse Congresswoman Summer Lee for re-election

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National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Congresswoman Summer Lee for re-election in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, where she has already delivered good-paying jobs, a cleaner environment, and leadership on reproductive health care.
National Nurses United
Apr 22, 2024

El Paso nurses rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

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Nurses in El Paso, Texas, will hold a rally Thursday, April 25, at Las Palmas Medical Center as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility’s owner. Nurses from both Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers will attend and speak at the rally, and they say their key priorities for their new contract are intended to improve patient care and working conditions at their facility.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 22, 2024

Machias nurses and technicians to hold two-day strike

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RNs and technicians at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) in Machias, Maine, gave notice to their employer that they will hold a strike for two days, starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30 to protest the administration’s refusal to address their deep concerns about recruitment and retention.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Apr 19, 2024

Cincinnati VA nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety and to protest dangerous staffing plans

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Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their deep concerns about patient care if the administration moves forward with plans to reassign RNs to work in areas where they do not have training nor expertise.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 19, 2024

California Nurses Association demand patient safeguards against artificial intelligence technology

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Hundreds of registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association will hold a protest at Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco Medical Center to highlight their patient safety concerns about artificial intelligence technology and the hospital industry’s rush to implement untested and unregulated AI.
California Nurses Association
Apr 18, 2024

NNU building nurse power, 2021-2024

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In addition to running ratios bills at the federal level and in several states, NNU has advocated for safe staffing requirements in regulation and shaped the national conversation on the nurse staffing crisis. NNU has been leading a campaign to educate Congress on the nurse staffing crisis, to fight back against harmful hospital industry narratives in Washington, D.C. about the “nursing shortage,” and to build widespread support for the federal safe staffing ratios bill.