Press releases

University Medical Center nurses striking today, will hold return-to-work march tomorrow to protest management's lockout

RNs at University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans, La., are striking today, Oct. 25, with plans to hold a 9 a.m. rally on their strike line. Tomorrow, nurses will hold a return-to-work march to demonstrate their readiness to get back to patient care following their strike.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 25, 2024

New Orleans nurses to host sign-making party as they prepare for one-day strike at University Medical Center

Nurses are moving forward with their planned strike and will host a sign-making party the night before in anticipation.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 23, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

NMMC nurses picket, announce federal charges against their employer

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine, picketed outside their hospital today, calling on management to bargain in good faith. The nurses, who are represented by Maine State Nurses Association, also announced that they are filing an unfair labor practice charge against their employer.

Maine State Nurses Association

October 23, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC, • MSNA

Nurses at 17 HCA facilities in six states ratify new union contracts

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals managed by HCA have voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in recent weeks, concluding a massive 2024 bargaining effort by nurses, and including measures to improve patient care, patient safety, nurse retention, and working conditions at their hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 22, 2024

• NNOC

Nurses and health care workers at AHMC's San Gabriel Valley Medical Center and Whittier Hospital Medical Center to hold candlelight vigils for patient safety

Nurses and health care workers at two AHMC facilities in Los Angeles, County will hold candlelight vigils on Wed., Oct. 23 to highlight their serious concerns about patient safety at their hospitals.

California Nurses Association and Caregivers and Healthcare Employee Union

October 21, 2024

Lodi nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety and safe staffing

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to call attention to hospital management’s failure to address recruitment and retention of staff nurses and its impact on patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 21, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses at eight Florida Gulf Coast hospitals ratify new contracts with HCA management

Registered nurses at eight facilities across Florida's central Gulf Coast have voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 19, 2024

Union nurses door-knock for Harris-Walz in Philadelphia

National Nurses United union members are joining the Pennsylvania State AFL-CIO canvass on Saturday, October 19, in support of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket. Nurses’ focus will be reaching out to and speaking with other union members and their households.

National Nurses United

October 18, 2024

• NNU

Nurses ratify new contracts with HCA management at Osceola and Lake Monroe hospitals

Nurses at two Orlando-area facilities voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 18, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Union nurses door-knock for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members are joining the Nevada State AFL-CIO canvass on Saturday, Oct. 19, in support of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket.

National Nurses United

October 17, 2024

• NNU