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Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center organize for safe staffing, better patient care

Desert Regional Medical Center nurses to speak out at public forum on hospital’s future

Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California are urging the public to participate in a public forum on March 5 regarding the future of the public hospital, which is currently leased by Tenet Healthcare, a massive health care corporation worth more than $9 billion.

California Nurses Association
March 4, 2024

• CNA

UChicago nurses hold up signs in support of safe staffing.

UChicago nurses to hold one-day strike for safe staffing

Nurses at UChicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, will hold a one-day strike on March 14 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ demand to improve safe staffing at their facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 4, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC

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Nurses at Orlando-area hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at two Orlando-area hospitals in Florida will hold rallies on March 5 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside HCA Florida Largo Hospital hold signs calling for safe staffing and other protections

Florida Gulf Coast nurses from eight HCA hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at eight Gulf Coast hospitals in the Tampa, Fla., area will hold three rallies on March 4 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Luz Maria Rivas in front of capitol building

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas for Congress

NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, home to over 750,000 people in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

• NNU, • CNA

Assemblymember Laura Friedman

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Laura Friedman for Congress

National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Laura Friedman to represent California’s 30th Congressional District, home to close to 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association in Los Angeles area communities, including Glendale, Hollywood, and Pasadena.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

• NNU

Evan Low visits strike line with nurses

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Evan Low for Congress

NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Evan Low to represent California’s 16th Congressional District, home to nearly 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association (CNA) in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

• NNU, • CNA

Group of nurses outside Saint Louis University Hospital holding banner "SSM Health: Invest in Patient Care!"

Nurses at SSM Health SLU Hospital to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a candlelight vigil for patient safety on Thursday, Feb. 29. SLUH nurses are fighting for patient safety and a fair contract that addresses their concerns about nurse retention and recruitment.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
February 27, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses outside hospital hold signs "Patients First"

Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center rollout new billboard campaign as video emerges highlighting safety concerns

Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., are rolling out a new billboard campaign as two new videos reveal serious health and safety concerns at the Tenet Healthcare hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 26, 2024

UCSF nurses hold signs in support of safe staffing.

UCSF Mission Bay nurses rally to demand immediate action on safe staffing for patients

On February 27, nurses from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Mission Bay will hold a rally to shed light on worsening conditions inside the medical center that the university has continuously refused to address.

California Nurses Association
February 26, 2024

• CNA