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MountainView nurses holding signs like "Save Lives: Safe Staffing Now", "Hey HCA put patients over profits"

MountainView Hospital nurses in Las Vegas ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract last week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 14, 2024

Group of nurses outside hospital smiling, holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Nurses at two Kansas City-area hospitals ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., voted to ratify new three-year contracts last week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 14, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU, • HCA

Large group of nurses inside hospital

Nurses at University Medical Center give 10-day notice to strike after management failed to address patient safety concerns

Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, La. have given the hospital notice they intend to hold a one-day strike on Oct. 25 after management failed to address patient safety concerns during contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 14, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

3 nurses in blue scrubs outside standing side-by-side, smiling

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on Wednesday, October 9. The contract secures key improvements for patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 13, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Arms holding sign "Nurses for Kamala"

Union nurses to canvass this weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members will canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket this Saturday, Oct. 12.

National Nurses United
October 11, 2024

• NNU

Group of canvassers holding signs "Nurses for Kamala"

Union nurses to canvass this weekend in Las Vegas to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members will canvass door to door in Las Vegas, Nev., in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket this Saturday, Oct. 12.

National Nurses United
October 11, 2024

• NNU

El Paso nurses holding signs "HCA Put Patients Over Profits"

Nurses at two El Paso hospitals ratify new contracts with HCA management

Registered nurses at Del Sol and Las Palmas medical centers in El Paso, Texas, voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 10, 2024

• NNOC

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Martinsburg VA nurses demand hospital administrators bargain over flexible scheduling

Registered nurses at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. will hold an informational picket on Friday, October 11 to highlight the administration’s refusal to bargain with nurses over flexible scheduling policies that would improve patient care and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 9, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

NNU Presidents posing with Vice President Kamala Harris

National Nurses United applauds Harris plan to expand Medicare benefits

National Nurses United applauds Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand Medicare benefits to include vision, hearing, and a long-term care-at-home program.

October 9, 2024

• NNU

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital cheering with raised fists

NMMC RNs speak out against abrupt closure of child psychiatric unit

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine are demanding greater transparency from management after its abrupt closure of the Child Adolescent Psychiatric Unit.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 9, 2024

• MSNA, • NNOC