Press releases

Submitted by oldAdministrator on September 25, 2017
Group pic of Trinity behavioral health unit nurses marching on the boss.

Trinity nurses to hold press conference condemning behavioral health unit shutdown

RNs at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, in Trinity, Fla., will hold a press conference on Oct. 3 to speak out about their concerns regarding HCA’s shutdown of their hospital’s behavioral health unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 29, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Group of three nurses inside hospital, one hold sign "Saf Staffing Saves Lives"

Illinois health care workers to speak out against dangerous staffing practices at hearing

Speakers from hospitals and nursing homes will explain how industry caused the staffing crisis and how safe staffing legislation can solve it.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 29, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

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Saint Agnes nurses file charges against Ascension Health claiming unlawful interference with union drive

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. have filed unfair labor practice charges against Ascension Health, one of the largest nonprofit Catholic hospital chains in the country, claiming management has violated labor law by refusing to respect the nurses’ right to organize.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 28, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

UCSD La Jolla nurses holding banner that reads "Patient safety comes from union strength!"

UCSD nurses to protest unsafe overcrowding in emergency department

Registered nurses at UCSD Health Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Sept. 27 to demand an end to UC management’s unsafe practice of placing emergency room patients in hallways and areas that are not properly equipped or staffed. At times, there are as many as 75 patients who do not have a bed.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 25, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses on picket line, one holds sign "Caution, Unsafe Staffing Inside"

Austin nurses to rally for safer health care for newborns and open heart surgery patients

Nurses say that, as Ascension management builds a new tower for women’s services, the company is failing to safely staff the existing labor and delivery unit and neonatal intensive care unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 25, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Group of nurses outside holding signs "Nurses Outside = Somethings Wrong Inside"

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses set to hold one-day strike for patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a strike for 24 hours from Sept. 25 to Sept. 26 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 22, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Button with "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" on scrub with "National Nurses United"

UCSF Medical Center nurses speak out against hiring freeze, following increase in workplace violence

RNs at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) will hold a public rally on Tuesday, Sept. 26 to demand that UCSF address critical and persistent patient care and workplace safety issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 22, 2023

Nurses holding "Save Hazel Hawkins" signs

Hazel Hawkins nurses to host second town hall on hospital’s future following $10 million state loan and American Advanced Management bid

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., will hold a town hall on Thursday, Sept. 21, to discuss the future of San Benito County’s only acute-care hospital following the approval of a $10 million state loan and a bid from a private potential buyer, American Advanced Management Group.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 20, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Union members holding votes from Dameron Hospital

Dameron Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, Calif., voted 97.6 percent in favor of ratifying a new two-year contract on Sept. 15, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 19, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses in front of Saint Louis University Hospital holding signs like "Staff up for safe care!"

Saint Louis University nurses give notice for historic one-day strike for patient safety

Nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLU) in St. Louis, Mo., gave notice today to their employer that they will hold their first-ever strike to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 15, 2023