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El Paso nurses to rally against HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Nurses from HCA-owned Las Palmas Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, will hold a rally on Wednesday, June 26, at Las Palmas to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address their staffing and nurse retention crises in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 24, 2024

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Corpus Christi Medical Center nurses will rally to demand strong contract with HCA

RNs at Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) in Corpus Christi, Texas, will hold a rally on June 17 to protest failures by HCA management to seriously address nurses’ concerns about staffing, retention, and break relief in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 13, 2024

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Ascension nurses call for urgent changes after Catholic chain named in “Dirty Dozen” employer list

Ascension nurses continue to call for urgent changes at the sprawling hospital chain after the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health named Ascension to its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due to unsafe practices.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

April 25, 2024

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El Paso nurses rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

Nurses in El Paso, Texas, will hold a rally Thursday, April 25, at Las Palmas Medical Center as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility’s owner. Nurses from both Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers will attend and speak at the rally, and they say their key priorities for their new contract are intended to improve patient care and working conditions at their facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

April 22, 2024

Texas nurses condemn attorney general’s attacks on Annunciation House

Nurses from El Paso, across Texas, and nationwide stand with Annunciation House. We condemn attacks on this group by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as his attempt to shutter the organization without due process.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 18, 2024

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Austin nurses ratify first union contract

In March, registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center (ASMCA) in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract. This is the first-ever union contract at ASCMA, which is the largest private-sector hospital in Texas to form a nurses union.

June 5, 2024

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Austin nurses vote resounding yes to NNOC

In January, registered nurses in the resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, (ASMCA) voted overwhelmingly, with 96 percent in favor, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

March 29, 2024

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Holy Hypocrites

Ascension, one of the country’s largest Catholic hospital chains, betrays its mission by dramatically slashing obstetrics services nationwide.

January 12, 2024

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Ascension nurses strike in Austin and Wichita

Nearly 2,000 registered nurses in Texas and Kansas at three Ascension hospitals held historic one-day strikes in June to protest management’s resistance to bargain in good faith with RNs for union contracts that would help correct the endemic staffing crisis.

January 12, 2024

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Landslide union victory in Texas

In September, nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly, with 72 percent in favor, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. Nurses said they formed a union to win improved patient care standards and strong contracts, and they have seen NNOC/NNU’s proven track record of doing just that in Texas and throughout the country.

December 9, 2022

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