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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

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.nationalnursesunited.org/bargaining_update/0523_SLUH_BargainingUpdate_June_8.pdf

Unionized registered nurses to hold National Day of Action

Thousands of registered nurse members of National Nurses United will hold a national day of action to demand that their employers address the current nationwide staffing crisis by ensuring there is safe staffing on all units at all times and that nurses have the resources they need to care for their patients.

National Nurses United
June 9, 2023

• NNU, • NNOC, • CNA, • NYSNA, • DCNA, • MINA, • MNA

Photo by Tulane University Medical Center

Tulane Medical Center nurses and New Orleans community to hold public hearing decrying hospital closure

RNs at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, La., will join community partners to hold a public hearing on Saturday, June 10, to raise issues with the closure of their facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 5, 2023

Nurses and their families at the strike vote.

Ascension Seton nurses overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike

A strike at ASMCA would be the first nurses strike in an acute care setting and the largest nurses strike in Texas history.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2023

Nurses in front of St. Francis holding signs

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

In a vote concluded May 31, nurses voted 93% yes to authorize the strike. Nurses at the hospital, which is owned by Ascension, say they’ve had enough of the company’s practices putting profits before patients.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2023

Three nurses with raised fists hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Cincinnati VA nurses to rally against management weaponizing police to intimidate union activity

Registered nurses who work at the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold a rally to protest management’s tactics of using VA police to intimidate and silence nurses in their efforts to advocate for better health care for veterans.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 31, 2023

• Veterans Affairs, • NNOC, • NNU

Old image of large group of nurses, fists raised, logo NNOC/NNU

VA registered nurses sign 3-year contract with NNOC/NNU

RNs with NNOC/NNU at the Department of Veterans Affairs are pleased to announce that the union and Secretary for Veterans Affairs Denis Richard McDonough have signed a 3-year contract, which covers more than 14,000 RNs at 23 hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 26, 2023

• Veterans Affairs