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VA nurses picketing outside hospital

Cincinnati VA Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket due to staffing crisis, warning of patient endangerment

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about the VA’s dangerous plan to put high-level ICU and progressive care unit patients on medical-surgical units.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 28, 2023

• Veterans Affairs, • NNOC

Nurse being confronted by management at entrance to hospital

RNs who staged historic TX and KS strikes now locked out by Ascension

Nearly 2,000 nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals who held the largest nurses strikes ever in both states and are now facing punitive attempts by management at union-busting by prohibiting them from returning to work.

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

• NNOC, • NNU

Three nurses outside holding signs "Save Our Staff", "Fair Contract Now", "Fair Bargaining"

Nurses in Texas and Kansas move forward with historic strikes, resisting Ascension union-busting tactics

Registered nurses in Texas and Kansas at three Ascension hospitals are moving forward with historic one-day strikes to protest management’s resistance to bargain in good faith with RNs for union contracts that would help correct the endemic staffing crisis.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 23, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Four nurses inside hospital holding up three fingers

USC Arcadia RNs, health care workers vote overwhelmingly to ratify new contracts

Registered nurses and health care workers at USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new 3-year contracts, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse and health care worker retention.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
June 23, 2023

• CHEU, • CNA

Nurses on picket line

Strike-ready nurses condemn Ascension's lockout threat at Texas and Kansas hospitals

Registered nurses at three Ascension-owned hospitals were informed on Friday, June 16, that they would be locked out for an additional three days following their planned one-day June 27 strike.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 17, 2023

CNA logo

Historic first contract ratified by nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center

Registered nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. are pleased to announce they have ratified an historic first contract after organizing with CNA/NNU.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 16, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

President Joe Biden in front of American flag

National Nurses United endorses President Biden, Vice President Harris for a second term

The NNU executive council, elected by nurses in facilities across the country, voted to endorse Biden/Harris for a second term. Reasons for the endorsement include the administration’s support for union workers and commitment to championing worker safety.

National Nurses United
June 16, 2023

• NNU

Nurse holds signs "Ascension can you hear this alarm?"

Registered nurses in Texas and Kansas represented by National Nurses United announce historic one-day strikes

RNs in Texas and Kansas at three Ascension hospitals will participate in historic one-day strikes on Tuesday, June 27 to protest the health care giant’s refusal to address its endemic staffing crisis.

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

Nurses picketing in the rain

Following strike votes, Ascension nurses to rally at company HQ

Texas and Kansas nurses employed by Ascension will rally at the health care giant’s headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., to pressure executives to reverse unsafe staffing practices that prioritize profits over patient safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 14, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses in front of Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital holding picket

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph overwhelmingly vote to strike

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital in Wichita, Kan., have voted 90% yes to authorize a strike, joining nurses at nearby St. Francis in what could be the first nurses strikes in Kansas history.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 14, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU