UChicago nurses to hold one-day strike for safe staffing

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Nurses at UChicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, will hold a one-day strike on March 14 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ demand to improve safe staffing at their facility.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 4, 2024

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Laura Friedman for Congress

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National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Laura Friedman to represent California’s 30th Congressional District, home to close to 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association in Los Angeles area communities, including Glendale, Hollywood, and Pasadena.
National Nurses United
Feb 29, 2024

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Evan Low for Congress

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NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Evan Low to represent California’s 16th Congressional District, home to nearly 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association (CNA) in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.
National Nurses United
Feb 29, 2024

Nurses at SSM Health SLU Hospital to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety

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Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a candlelight vigil for patient safety on Thursday, Feb. 29. SLUH nurses are fighting for patient safety and a fair contract that addresses their concerns about nurse retention and recruitment.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 27, 2024

We won’t let them ban our stories

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When future students read about the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses want our stories to be emblazoned on those pages. We want our grandchildren to understand the righteous anger we felt, rushing between far too many patients at once — some of them our own dying colleagues — while our employers cut corners on staffing and posted record profits.