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Large group of nurses in hallway

Nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital give 10-day notice they plan to hold unfair labor practice strike

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., gave notice to their employer that they will hold a one-day unfair labor practice strike on Nov. 19 after management’s failure to bargain in good faith, retaliation against nurses, and excessive delays during contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 11, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Ascension nurses call on U.S. bishops to hold Catholic hospital chain accountable to church directives

Registered nurses from Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. will rally in front of a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting on Nov. 12. They will highlight how Ascension has failed to follow USCCB directives to Catholic health care organizations to both serve and advocate for patients “at the margins of society” and “treat its employees respectfully and justly.”

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 7, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Larg group of nurses inside hospital wearing red, fists raised, holding banner "Strong Union, Strong Nurses, Strong Veterans"

Bronx VA Nurses caravan to the VA regional office to demand VA lift barriers to hiring

Nurses from the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx will be caravaning to Tarrytown, N.Y., on Thursday, Nov. 7, to call on the VA to lift barriers to hiring staff to fill RN positions to ensure safe patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 6, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC, • Veterans Affairs

Large group of nurses standing with Josh Stein outside Mission Hospital holding an NNOC banner. Some hold signs "Josh Stein for Governor"

North Carolina RNs celebrate Josh Stein election win

NNOC/NNU endorsed Stein because of his support for nurses and their patients, including but not limited to: his advocacy for Medicaid expansion and his defense of the Affordable Care Act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, which protected millions of North Carolinians with preexisting conditions.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 5, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses rallying outside of Hemet Global Medical Center, holding signs "Our Community, Our Hospital"

Hemet Global Medical Center RNs successfully delay obstetrics closure

Hemet Global Medical Center registered nurses successfully prevented the planned Oct. 31, 2024 closure of the hospital’s obstetrics department. Nurses had previously warned that the hospital’s remaining staff would have neither the capacity nor the specialized training to adequately care for patients coming in for perinatal services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 4, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Two nurses smiling inside hospital

AHMC Whittier Hospital Medical Center and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center nurses and health care workers ratify new contract

Health care workers at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in San Gabriel, California, and Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on October 29 and 30, winning protections to improve patient safety and staff retention.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
October 31, 2024

• CNA, • CHEU

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital with raised fists, holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

San Jose nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to protest management’s failure to address chronic short-staffing and lack of meal and break relief.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 29, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Marching on sidewalk with signs "Nurses care" (stethoscope image) and "Some cuts don't heal" (bandaid image)

Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital nurses to hold informational picket demanding fair contract to ensure safe, quality patient care

Registered nurses at Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals in the East Bay will hold an informational picket at San Leandro Hospital on Oct. 30, 2024, to highlight a number of significant patient safety concerns that Alameda Health Systems (AHS) has failed to meaningfully address during contract bargaining.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 28, 2024

San Bernardino nurses hold picket

San Bernardino nurses hold informational picket for patient safety

Nurses at Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, October 29 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic understaffing impacting patient safety. The lack of investment in staffing from CommonSpirit Health, the owners and operators of St. Bernardine Medical Center, is leading to high turnover rates in a hospital that already suffered from inadequate staffing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 27, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Panel of officials and nurses

NNU registered nurses join Lansing CFPB and DOL field hearing

At a joint field hearing on Thursday, October 24 — hosted by the Department of Labor and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Okemos, Michigan — registered nurses with Michigan Nurses Association/National Nurses United joined other workers, advocates, and elected officials to discuss challenges facing workers.

Michigan Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 25, 2024

• MNA, • NNU