Tenet informational pickets to highlight patient safety

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Thousands of registered nurses at six Tenet Healthcare Corporation hospitals in California will hold an informational picket on Thursday, July 31. RNs hope to raise awareness in their communities about management’s refusal to ensure appropriate staffing and training and the impact it has on the quality of patient care and the retention of experienced nursing staff.

Puneet Maharaj

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Puneet Maharaj is the executive director of National Nurses United (NNU) and its largest affiliate, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) — together, the largest U.S. union and professional association of registered nurses with more than 225,000 members.

San Francisco nurses to hold vigil for trans patients at Kaiser

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Group of nurses outside hospital holding signs "Transgender Rights are Human Rights"
Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities will hold a vigil at 4 p.m. tomorrow, July 25, in San Francisco, Calif., to honor transgender patients being impacted by Kaiser’s newly announced suspension of some gender-affirming care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 24, 2025

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