Press releases

Registered nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital to hold three-day strike

Registered nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif. will hold a three-day strike starting Dec. 24, 2023. Currently in contract negotiations, striking nurses will protest Cedars-Sinai management’s attempts to take away nurses’ bargaining rights.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

December 21, 2023

Austin nurses unite in solidarity against management’s attempts to retaliate

Union nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin today stood in support behind their coworkers, who are facing management’s attempted retaliation for exercising their rights to advocate for patient safety. Following nurses’ one-day strike and management’s three-day lockout of striking nurses, management proceeded to erroneously investigate nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 18, 2023

• NNU, • NNOC

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses to strike for patient safety

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for 48 hours from Dec. 27, 7 a.m., to Dec. 29, 6:59 a.m. due to management’s persistent union-busting and outsourcing of RN jobs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 15, 2023

• NNOC

Mission Hospital nurses applaud Attorney General Josh Stein for lawsuit against HCA

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., applaud North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein for filing a lawsuit today against HCA for violating the asset purchase agreement it made when it acquired Mission Health in 2019.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 14, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Mission Hospital nurses to hold rally for patient safety, demand HCA address unsafe staffing

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, December 13, to demand that management take action to ensure patient safety by improving nurse staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 11, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Daly City nurses to hold informational picket against drastic health care cuts at AHMC Seton

Seton Medical Center (Seton) nurses in Daly City, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Dec. 12, 2023 to protest their employer’s drastic health care cuts, among other actions, that could exacerbate the hospital’s persistent recruitment and retention issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

December 10, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

University Medical Center nurses vote yes to join NNOC/NNU in historic union election for New Orleans, Louisiana

Registered nurses at University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans, La., have voted in favor of joining National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. Despite a disgusting union-busting effort from management, nurses voted 82% yes with over 90% turnout.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 9, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses ratify new contract

Registered nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract. The contract – which includes protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention – is the first collective bargaining agreement since WCH became a public-sector employer following the 2021 bankruptcy fight.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

December 9, 2023

Nurses to picket hospital: Desert Regional nurses demand Tenet address patient safety concerns in NICU and “emergency” intensive care units

Registered nurses with Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. will hold a picket on Tuesday, Dec. 12 to demand Tenet address the chronic issues that jeopardize patient care in the neonatal unit and intensive care units.

California Nurses Association

December 8, 2023

• CNA

St. Louis nurses overwhelmingly vote to authorize second strike

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, voted by an overwhelming majority today to authorize their nurse bargaining team to call a strike, if management fails to resolve key issues RNs have been raising in contract negotiations, including outsourcing of nurse jobs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 8, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU