Safe staffing ratios press releases

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Senator Bernie Sanders at podium

Union nurses to join Bernie Sanders for virtual town hall about safe nurse-to-patient ratios

A panel of nurses including elected union leadership and actively striking nurses will discuss safe nurse-to-patient ratios, how ratios improve patient care and working conditions, and why ratios are proven as the best solution to the national nurse staffing crisis.

National Nurses United
September 13, 2023

Nurses picketing outside hospital holding signs calling for safe staffing

UCMC nurses highlight dangerous staffing conditions as contract negotiations begin

With negotiations for their new contract set to begin Thursday, September 14, University of Chicago Medical Center nurses are urgently calling on management to reverse the endemic short-staffing at the hospital. The 2,800 registered nurses are highlighting the impact of unsustainable working conditions on nurse turnover and patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 12, 2023

Marina Del Rey nurses holding CNA clappers.

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital nurses to hold one-day strike and rally for a fair contract tomorrow

Nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif., will hold a one-day strike tomorrow and rally to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurse recruitment and retention issues impacting patient care during contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU)
September 5, 2023

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

Nurses to hold informational picket at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago

Registered nurses at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Ill., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, Sept. 7, to make the public aware of management’s refusal to implement flexible work schedules at the facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
September 5, 2023

Group of four nurses outside Saint Louis University Hospital holding signs calling for patient safety

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., voted yesterday 94 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if the issues nurses have been raising remain unresolved.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 2, 2023

Large group of nurses outside hospital hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Augusta VA nurses to rally tomorrow for respect for veterans and nurses, patient safety, and ending nurse moral distress

The rally will focus on urgent issues at their facility, such as CNVAMC's 25 percent nurse vacancy rate, executive management's lack of respect towards RNs, work-life imbalance for nurses who are stretched beyond the limit, and patient safety risks — all of which are driving nurses away.

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

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