HCA RNs in Florida and Texas to Hold Public Actions to Voice Alarm on Patient Safety Concerns
Registered nurses at four Florida HCA hospitals and one in Texas will hold socially distanced public actions Monday, June 21 to alert the public to ongoing, persistent problems with safe staffing and growing problems with retention at HCA facilities.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 20, 2021
From Florida to Nevada, HCA RNs to hold actions to alert public to escalating patient safety concerns
Thousands of registered nurses at seven HCA hospitals from five states will hold socially distanced public actions in the Kansas City region and Nevada on Friday June 18 and in Florida and Texas on Monday, June 21 to alert the public to ongoing problems with safe staffing and growing concerns with retention at HCA facilities. (Full schedule of actions below)
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 17, 2021
UCSF Medical Center nurses to hold action on workplace violence prevention
On Thursday, June 17, CNA nurses from UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will speak out against the hospital’s failure to keep patients and staff safe, both inside and outside of the workplace.
California Nurses Association
Jun 16, 2021
National Nurses United Endorses Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate
National Nurses United today announced its endorsement of Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate in California.
National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2021
Cook County RNs and SEIU Local 73 workers issue strike notice
Registered nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee, along with social workers and other employees represented by SEIU Local 73, who work at Cook County Health will hold a virtual press conference on Thursday, June 17 to announce they have issued a strike notice.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2021
California Nurses Association implores the public to keep on masking even after state drops most infection control measures against Covid-19
Even though the state of California is prematurely lifting on June 15 almost all public health infection control restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the California Nurses Association (CNA) urges the public to voluntarily adhere to multiple measures of protection, including the simple, cheap, and accessible practice of wearing a facemask.
California Nurses Association
Jun 14, 2021
Mission Hospital RNs to Picket June 15 at Two Facilities — Cite Safe Staffing, Recruitment, Retention Concerns
Registered nurses will hold informational pickets on Tuesday, June 15 at two of HCA Mission Hospital facilities in Asheville, North Carolina to express ongoing concerns about safe staffing and improvements they say the hospital needs to make to retain experienced RNs and recruit new nurses.
National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina/National Nurses United
Jun 14, 2021
Nurses Welcome New OSHA Federal Workplace Standard as "Important Step Forward for Safer Health Care Settings"
National Nurses United today welcomed the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to ensure safe workplaces for nurses and other frontline health care workers as “an important step forward that will contribute to safer health care settings for workers, patients, and communities.”
National Nurses United
Jun 10, 2021
REGISTER NOW: Nurses to Hold Virtual Press Conference Announcing Major, Nationwide Bargaining to Address Problems Highlighted by Covid-19 and Prioritize Safety of Patients and Health Care Workers
Union nurses will host a virtual press conference on Friday, June 11, to discuss the grave importance of their negotiations this year — bargaining that seeks to address problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and prioritizes patient safety and other measures.
National Nurses United
Jun 9, 2021
Nurses Applaud Pending Release of OSHA Federal Workplace Safety Standard, Warn Protections Still Needed
With the Covid-19 pandemic still a substantial threat across the United States, National Nurses United today applauded the Biden administration’s announcement of the release of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Temporary Standard on Emerging Infectious Diseases
National Nurses United
Jun 9, 2021