Missouri press releases

RNs at 15 HCA Hospitals to Protest Lack of COVID-19 Preparedness

Registered nurses at 15 HCA Healthcare hospitals in seven states will hold actions Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and April 2, to protest a lack of preparedness by th

National Nurses United

April 1, 2020

Nurses Vote to Unionize at Research Psychiatric Center in Kansas City

Today, registered nurses at Research Psychiatric Center (RPC) in Kansas City voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).

National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 31, 2020

Nurses to Rally at Women’s Marches Across the Nation

On Jan. 18, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will join together at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United

January 17, 2020

Nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital Ratify New Contract with Protections to Improve Patient Safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) overwhelmingly ratified a new three-and-a-half-year contract, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses U

National Nurses Organizing Committee

December 13, 2019

Saint Louis Hospital Nurses Demand SSM Health Put Patient Care Over Profits

Registered nurses from Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) will call on SSM Health to address the erosion of patient care at the hospital due to chronic short staffing, workplace violence, and high turnover, outside the SSM Health Foundation Gala tonight, National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) announced today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

October 19, 2019

Nurses to Hold an Informational Picket at Saint Louis University Hospital to Highlight Patient Safety Concerns

Registered nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) will hold an informational picket on Monday, Sept. 9, to make the public aware of their patient safety concerns, National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) announced today.

National Nurses United / NNOC

September 6, 2019

Nurses Overwhelmingly Vote to Ratify Contracts Covering 7,000 RNs at 17 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals in 5 States

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated hospitals in Florida, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Nevada have voted overwhelmingly to ratify contracts featuring a number of innovations that will benefit both patients and nurses, the National Nurses Organizing Committee announced today.

National Nurses United

October 30, 2018

Registered Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Covering 7000 RNs at 17 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals in 5 States

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated hospitals in Florida, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Nevada, have reached tentative agreements featuring a number of innovations that will benefit both patients an

National Nurses Organizing Committee

October 11, 2018

7000 Registered Nurses at 15 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals in 5 States Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike

Registered nurses at 15 HCA-affiliated hospitals in Florida, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Nevada, have voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their nurse negotiators to call a strike, if the issues RNs have been raising in ongoing contract negotiations remain unresolved, the NNOC announced today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 4, 2018

Citing Turnover Rates, Nurses Urge Research Medical Center in Kansas City to Take Active Measures to Ensure Optimal Patient Care

Registered nurses at the HCA-affiliated hospital, Research Medical Center, will hold an informational picket and rally on Friday, June 22, to urge that hospital management take active measures to reduce the hospital’s RN turnover rate and bring the hospital into consistent compliance with its own staffing grid.

National Nurses United

June 21, 2018