Cook County nurses to protest management’s targeting of nurse leaders instead of focusing on improving patient care
Nurses also announced that they will be filing a formal complaint over this issue, called an unfair labor practice charge (ULP), with the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Dec 8, 2022
National Nurses United applauds OSHA for sending Covid-19 permanent standard for health care workers to OMB for review, urges OMB to take prompt action
A permanent standard would require employers to protect nurses and other health care workers from occupational exposure to Covid-19.
National Nurses United
Dec 8, 2022
Tulane nurses to hold press conference in Baton Rouge to protest the proposed sale and closure of their hospital
Registered nurses at New Orleans’ Tulane Medical Center will hold a press conference to highlight deep concerns about the proposed sale and closure of their hospital.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Dec 7, 2022
21,000 Northern California Kaiser nurses ratify new four-year contract with strong recruitment, retention, and patient safety provisions
Union nurses at 21 Northern California Kaiser Permanente facilities voted over the past two weeks to ratify the new agreement.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Dec 5, 2022
Quad-demic: RSV, Influenza, Covid-19, and Crisis Standards of Care
Currently, rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are climbing rapidly across the United States. Pediatric hospitals are full. Hospitalizations for flu are the highest for this time of year in over a decade. This is happening while the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
Registered Nurses to hold rally Nov. 29 protesting HCA Florida Osceola Hospital scheme to slash birthing services to parents and newborns
The scheme is officially scheduled to begin Dec. 12, but the hospital started making operational changes in units providing birth care this past summer, including reassigning nurses to the NICU without adequate training.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nov 28, 2022
Los Angeles Kaiser nurses ratify five-year contract with strong health and safety measures
1,000 union nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center voted to ratify new contract with infectious disease protections and workplace violence safety measures.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 23, 2022
Providence Saint John’s nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 22, 2022