Press releases

Submitted by oldAdministrator on September 25, 2017
Nurses marching holding sign "Sutter RNs on strike"

Alta Bates Summit nurses to hold strike in Oakland and Berkeley

RNs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center will hold a strike from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about working conditions, continuing education, and benefits.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 23, 2022

• CNA

Three nurses inside hospital hold signs "Patients First"

Hazel Hawkins nurses demand the hospital and county commit to maintain a full-service hospital without cuts to staffing and that preserves the community’s access to care

Hazel Hawkins is the only hospital in Hollister, a city of 43,000 people, and serves all of San Benito County. Last year, the hospital’s emergency room treated more than 21,000 patients.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 21, 2022

• CNA, • NNU

Group of nurses giving press conference with Santa

Maine Medical Center nurses delivered lumps of coal to hospital president Jeff Saunders following termination of paid leave benefits

No other employees at MMC have lost these benefits to date and several MMC nurses report that managers told them these benefits are ending because they joined the union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
December 21, 2022

• NNOC, • MSNA

Many nurses in front of capitol building holding banner "National Nurses United: The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"

Nurses applaud U.S. House for passing legislation to grant VA nurses full collective bargaining rights

National Nurses United (NNU) applauds today's passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that would give Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nurses and other clinicians full collective bargaining rights.

National Nurses United
December 15, 2022

• Veterans Affairs

Group of nurses outside hold signs "Sutter RNs on Strike"

Alta Bates Summit nurses give notice they plan to strike, starting Dec. 24

Nurses at Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center gave notice that they will hold a strike to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ concerns about working conditions, continuing education, and benefits.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 14, 2022

NNU logo

Members of National Nurses United stand in solidarity with Royal College of Nursing

The 225,000 members of National Nurses United stand in solidarity with the 270,000 Royal College of Nursing nurses across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as you prepare for the largest strike in the history of the National Health Service.

National Nurses United
December 13, 2022

• NNU

Two nurses outside MIssion Hospital holding signs: "Staff up! for safe care. End crisis care now." and "Honk for safe staffing."

Mission Hospital nurses to hold a rally for patient safety and to protest unsafe staffing

RNs at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Dec. 13, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short staffing and workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 11, 2022

• NNOC

Group of nurses outside of The Whitehouse hold signs calling for permanent protection Covid measures

National Nurses United applauds OSHA for sending Covid-19 permanent standard for health care workers to OMB for review, urges OMB to take prompt action

A permanent standard would require employers to protect nurses and other health care workers from occupational exposure to Covid-19.

National Nurses United
December 8, 2022

• NNU

Large group of nurses inside hospital hold sign "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Cook County nurses to protest management’s targeting of nurse leaders instead of focusing on improving patient care

Nurses also announced that they will be filing a formal complaint over this issue, called an unfair labor practice charge (ULP), with the Illinois Labor Relations Board.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
December 8, 2022

Tulan Medical Center

Tulane nurses to hold press conference in Baton Rouge to protest the proposed sale and closure of their hospital

Registered nurses at New Orleans’ Tulane Medical Center will hold a press conference to highlight deep concerns about the proposed sale and closure of their hospital.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 7, 2022