Nurses from University Medical Center to be joined by local community and labor leaders as well as national nurses union presidents.

Nurses from University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will be joined by community members, labor allies, and union leaders as they hold a rally at 7 p.m. on Labor Day (Monday, Sept 1.) as they continue to bargain for a first contract with LCMC Health, their employer. 

Nurses at UMCNO are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), and several NNOC presidents will join the event, as well as speakers from several allied local unions and the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO.

Who: New Orleans nurses, community and labor allies, and nurses union presidents
What: Labor Day rally
When: Monday, Sept. 1, 7-8 p.m.
Where: Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, La.

“Labor Day has a proud tradition here in New Orleans, where the labor movement is part of our history and part of our current struggle,” said Terry Mogilles, RN in the orthopedic clinic at UMCNO. “We’re proud to be joined by our community and our fellow nurses as we celebrate what it means to fight for better working conditions at our hospital for ourselves, our families, our patients, and the community we love. That’s the true Spirit of Charity.”

“Nurses’ working conditions are patients’ care conditions,” said Sandy Reding, RN and NNOC president. “Nurses from across the country have organized and fought for conditions that mean their patients get the best care. We’re beyond excited to join our nursing colleagues in New Orleans to show the world that when you take on one of us, you take on all of us.”

NNOC represents more than 600 nurses at UMCNO and is an affiliate of NNU, the country’s largest nurses union.

National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.