Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to highlight chronic short staffing and ongoing safety concerns that SSM Health has repeatedly refused to address.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
RNs at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor will hold a joint press conference on Oct. 21 in Augusta, Maine, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, workplace violence prevention, and improved recruitment and retention.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, is celebrating the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 182. The new legislation will set maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada hospitals, improving patient care and safety and likely bringing nurses back to the bedside.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Registered nurses across the Silver State are celebrating today as new legislation, which would set maximum legal limits for the number of patients a nurse can be assigned, advances from the Nevada State Senate to the Nevada Assembly. The legislation has the potential to completely alter the landscape of nursing in the state.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
The more than 225,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United applaud the introduction of federal legislation to mandate minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in every hospital across the country. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky and new Senate sponsors, Sen. Alex Padilla and Sen. Jeff Merkley.
Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, Calif., will hold a community rally on Saturday, April 26, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and safe working conditions.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Registered nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Tuesday, April 22, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Registered nurses from UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Chicago will be among dozens of nurses meeting with lawmakers on Thursday, March 20 to demand the passage of the Safe Patient Limits Act, which would mandate safe staffing laws in all hospitals across Illinois.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Thousands of registered nurse members of National Nurses United will hold actions, including marches, protests, and rallies, on Thursday, Jan. 16 to demand the hospital industry ensure safe staffing levels and patient safeguards amidst the rapid introduction of artificial intelligence technologies.
Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to protest management’s failure to address chronic short-staffing and lack of meal and break relief.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
