Nevada press releases

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, Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated, MountainView Hospital, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

National Nurses United Endorses Amy Vilela for Congress in Nevada's 4th District

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today announced its endorsement of Amy Vilela for Congress representing Nevada’s 4th district.

National Nurses United

March 16, 2018

Nurses Across Country Protest GOP Tax Plan, Call it “Deadly for Working Families”

Registered nurses and local community organizations will converge on Senator Dean Heller (R-NV)’s Las Vegas office Thursday, November 30, to demand a “No” vote on the Republican effort to rewrite the tax code.

National Nurses United

November 29, 2017

Nurses Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting

National Nurses United today joined the national response of shock and horror at the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, with a call for condolences, reflection and action.

National Nurses United

October 2, 2017

New Pact for 13,000 California, Nevada Dignity RNs

Registered nurses at 28 Dignity Health hospitals and additional clinics in California and Nevada have ratified a new four year collective bargaining agreement that protects their health coverage and economic and retirement security.

National Nurses United

March 6, 2017

Nurses Say No to Nevada Bill Blurring State Lines for Nurse Licensure, Citing Risks for Patient Care

On Wednesday, February 8, registered nurse members of National Nurses Organizing Committee-Nevada/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) will appear before Nevada’s Committee on Commerce and Labor to speak out against AB 18, “Ratification of the Nurse Licensure Compact”—legislation which would allow nurses in a multi-state compact to share a single license across state lines.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Nevada

February 8, 2017

Nurses on Nevada: Where’s the Outrage Over Widespread Irregularities That Occurred During Caucuses

National Nurses United today criticized media coverage of the disputed Nevada state convention last weekend that has sought to distort events in Nevada while ignoring the original source of the dispute – massive irregularities in the conduct of the state caucuses in Nevada that tilted the outcome in favor of Hillary Clinton.

National Nurses United

May 19, 2016

Nurses Plan Huge Final Push For Sanders in Las Vegas

Registered nurses, who have been campaigning for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Nevada since September, will carry out a big final push leading up to the Nevada caucuses February 20 with a large get out the caucus effort Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

National Nurses United

February 18, 2016

Nurses Hold Light Brigade for Bernie on Vegas Strip Wednesday

National Nurses United’s #BernieBus is making its way back to Vegas Wednesday evening, where nurses will host a “light brigade for Bernie”—featuring LED “Bernie” signs on the Vegas strip, near the Bellagio, to draw attention to Sanders’ campaign.

National Nurses United

February 17, 2016