Safe staffing ratios press releases

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Large group of nurses hold signs demanding better treatment of nurses and patients by Ascension

Nurses in Wichita and Austin demand Ascension address dual crises of workplace violence and short staffing

Nurses at Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kansas and Austin, Texas are demanding that Ascension make contractual commitments to address the dual crises of workplace violence and short staffing, which are threatening patient care at the chain’s hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 30, 2023

Atlanta VA Nurses holding up signs that say "Staff up for safe care!"

Atlanta VA nurses to rally for respect for veterans and nurses, patient safety, and end to nurse moral distress

Registered nurses working for the Atlanta VA Health System in the metro Atlanta region will hold a protest on Thursday, Aug. 31. Nurses will highlight their increasing concerns about their patients’ safety, on-going short staffing, the lack of respect shown to nursing staff by executive management, and the lack of work-life balance for nurses who are stretched to the limit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
August 30, 2023

Four nurses inside hospital hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Chicago nurses to hold town hall to demand passage of Illinois safe staffing law

Registered nurses will join elected officials and labor and community leaders for a town hall on Thursday, Aug. 24. Speakers will address the origins of and practical solutions to the short-staffing and workplace violence crises that put patient care at risk and push nurses to strike at Chicago medical facilities.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 22, 2023

RNs holding signs, SAVE LIVES

Nurses to hold informational picket at Providence St. Mary Medical Center to demand safe staffing

RNs at Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, Calif., will hold an info picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about unsafe staffing, poor working conditions, and management’s ongoing failure to retain nurses and adhere to the hospital’s own staffing standards.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 25, 2023

Four nurses inside hospital with arms around each other

Nurses to hold informational picket at Jackson Park Hospital to demand safe staffing, protest management’s failure to retain nurses

RNs say management’s chronic short staffing creates delays in patient care, contributes to high turnover rates, and is an attempt to break the union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 21, 2023

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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

Three nurses inside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

AR Gould nurses deliver May Day basket on International Workers’ Day to demand improved staffing for patient safety

Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital delivered a May Day basket today to AR Gould CEO Greg LaFrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients the care our community deserves.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 1, 2023

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown at podium with nurses by his side

Sen. Sherrod Brown to join Ohio nurses at press conference about safe staffing legislation

The Ohio senator is the sponsor of federal legislation seeking nationally mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, a necessary remedy to unsafe staffing in hospitals.

National Nurses United
April 10, 2023

Two nurses outside holding signs calling for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention

Mission Hospital nurses to hold a rally over HCA’s failure to protect patients and nurses from assaults and other unsafe working conditions

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including increased incidents of workplace violence, broken hospital equipment, and unsafe staffing levels.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 7, 2023

Nurses outside Capitol building with raised fists holding signs "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Members of Congress to Introduce Safe Staffing Bill to Address Hospital Crisis

Federal legislation, which will be introduced at a Thursday, March 30 press conference, would set limits on the numbers of patients each RN can care for in hospitals, a necessary measure for saving patients’ lives and stemming the exodus of nurses from the bedside.

National Nurses United
March 29, 2023