Texas
All the latest updates from National Nurses Organizing Committee Texas.
Dallas shooting of two health care workers highlights need for workplace violence prevention bill
The tragic loss of two health care workers, including one nurse, in Dallas, Texas, who were killed on Saturday at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, demonstrates the importance of passing the pending workplace violence prevention legislation in the U.S. Senate.
National Nurses United
Oct 24, 2022
Nurses begin five-day strike at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center on Monday, Oct. 24
RNs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) in Oakland and Berkeley will hold a five-day strike from Oct. 24 through Oct. 28 in response to persistent patient care issues, including workplace violence and high turnover rates.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 23, 2022
New York State Nurses Association and National Nurses United announce historic affiliation to grow national movement of nurses to advance interests of patients, RNs
NYSNA’s nearly 42,000 members will increase NNU’s membership to close to 225,000 nurses, and will also bring NYSNA into the AFL-CIO, of which NNU is already a member union.
New York State Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 20, 2022
About National Safe RN-to-Patient Staffing Ratios
NNU’s proposal for minimum, mandated, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios protect our patients’ right to nursing care. The ratios, coupled with nurses’ powerful voice of advocacy secured in collective bargaining, protect our patients from complications that arise from missed care such as medical errors, health care disparities, infections, and so much more.
Nurse volunteers provide medical care in wake of Hurricane Ian
Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), in partnership with International Medical Corps, deployed a team of nurse volunteers to Florida earlier this month to help provide medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The RNRN team has returned from their two-week deployment.
RN Response Network
Oct 18, 2022
Registered Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center issue 10-day strike notice
Registered nurses at ABSMC in Oakland and Berkeley issued a 10-day notice to Sutter Health to inform hospital administration that nurses intend to hold a five-day strike in response to persistent patient care issues, including workplace violence and high turnover rates.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Oct 18, 2022
About National Nurses Organizing Committee
We are a national union and professional organization for RNs who are pursuing an ambitious agenda of patient
advocacy that promotes the interests of patients, directcare nurses, and RN professional practice.
National Nurses United sends letter demanding information on hospitals’ preparedness to care for patients with Ebola virus
The letter was sent to facilities across the nation where more than 180,000 NNU nurses work, asking that they provide information about planning, employee training, screening, patient placement, staffing, infection prevention, and more.
National Nurses United
Oct 12, 2022
