Ascension Seton nurses ratify first union contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract Monday. This is the first-ever union contract at ASCMA, which is the largest private-sector hospital in Texas to form a nurses union.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 5, 2024
Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas for Congress
NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, home to over 750,000 people in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.
National Nurses United
Feb 29, 2024
Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Laura Friedman for Congress
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
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
Florida Gulf Coast nurses from eight HCA hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations
Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at eight Gulf Coast hospitals in the Tampa, Fla., area will hold three rallies on March 4 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 29, 2024
Nurses at Orlando-area hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA
Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at two Orlando-area hospitals in Florida will hold rallies on March 5 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 29, 2024
Nurses at SSM Health SLU Hospital to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety
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
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.