Maine press releases

Nurses hold informational picket for safer staffing standards and other improvements at Maine Medical Center

Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, held an informational picket at the facility during their morning shift change and will hold another during their evening shift change.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 27, 2022

Houlton Regional Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

“This contract is an important tool in our ongoing efforts to address a number of challenges at HRH, including workplace violence and the loss of experienced nursing staff,” said RN Misty Porter, emergency department.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 4, 2022

Maine Med Emergency Room nurses speak out on workplace violence, demand greater protections from Maine Medical Center

Registered nurses spoke publicly about the violence they experience in the workplace, and what management can do to better protect them

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

February 24, 2022

Nurses urge Maine Medical Center to maintain Covid protections for caregivers

Maine Medical Center registered nurses urged their employer to maintain the Covid-19 protections it put in place last year.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 1, 2021

It’s Official – Maine State Nurses Association/NNU Certified as Union for RNs at Maine Medical Center

It’s now official. Registered nurses at Maine’s largest hospital and employer, Maine Medical Center have their union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 10, 2021

By Huge 57% Margin, RNs at Maine’s Largest Hospital Vote to Form First Ever Union with Maine State Nurses Association/NNU

By a huge 57 percent margin, registered nurses at Maine’s largest hospital, Maine Medical Center (MMC) are joining the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United

April 29, 2021

Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses approve historic contract extension

Nurses at Maine’s largest unionized hospital have voted resoundingly to extend their current labor agreement for another two years, in exchange for major concessions from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 20, 2021

Maine Elected Leaders Request Northern Light Drop its Concessionary Labor Contract Demands of Nurses

A group of Maine lawmakers, including members of the Bangor City Council, today delivered a signed letter to Northern Light Home Care and Hospice in Bangor, urging the health care provider to drop its current demands for concessions of its nurses and settle their union contract.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 24, 2021

Lawmakers to Deliver Letter Urging Northern Light Home Care and Hospice to Rescind Concessionary Labor Contract Demands of Nurses

State Senator Joe Baldacci will be joined by other elected leaders and Northern Light Home Care and Hospice nurses to deliver a letter to Northern Light administrators urging them to withdraw the concessionary labor contract demands it is now making against the nurses.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 23, 2021

Calais Regional Hospital nurses and medical laboratory scientists claim victory, cancel planned strike

On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 10, the registered nurses and medical laboratory scientists at Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) reached a tentative agreement with the hospital’s administration on a new labor contract. Highlights of the labor contract include pay increases and continued protections for core benefits.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

November 11, 2020