NNOC press releases

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Nurses demonstrate at Durham VA

Durham nurses to hold rally to protest cuts to the VA

Registered nurses at Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 2, to protest devastating cuts to VA staffing and to stand up for their patients, veterans who deserve the best care, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United today. This action is happening amidst an unprecedented attack on federal employees’ protected union rights by the current administration, which NNU nurses strongly oppose.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
March 31, 2025

Exterior of MDIH

Mount Desert Island Hospital Nurses Condemn Obstetrics Closure

Union nurses at Mount Desert Island Hospital are fiercely critical of today’s announcement by CEO Chrissi Maguire that she will close the hospital’s obstetrics department on July 1, 2025.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC)
March 27, 2025

Nurses holding press conference holding signs "Nurse Solidarity"

Chicago nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts

Chicago-based registered nurses from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, VA Hines Health Care, and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center will join Cook County nurses for a rally at Jesse Brown on March 28 to demand an end to staffing cuts. The VA secretary has confirmed what was first reported in a leaked memo, that the administration is looking to cut between 72,000 to 80,000 workers from the VA.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 26, 2025

Nurses with raised fists

Ingalls nurses among dozens of Illinois RNs meeting with lawmakers to demand safe staffing legislation

Registered nurses from UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Chicago will be among dozens of nurses meeting with lawmakers on Thursday, March 20 to demand the passage of the Safe Patient Limits Act, which would mandate safe staffing laws in all hospitals across Illinois.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2025

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., holding signs "Fun Care, Not Billionaires" and "Some Cuts Don't Heal"

Reno nurses to protest proposed cuts to Nevada Medicaid and Nevada Check Up at Rep. Amodei’s district office

On March 20, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei in Reno, Nev., to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that will deteriorate health care services in the region.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2025

RN members of NNOC/NNU at Mobilize to Save Our Health Care, a march in Washington, D.C., on March 12.

Portland nurses to protest proposed cuts to MaineCare and CubCare at Senator Collins’ district office

On March 20, Maine Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins in Portland, Maine, to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
March 18, 2025

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., holding signs "Fun Care, Not Billionaires" and "Some Cuts Don't Heal"

Asheville nurses to protest proposed cuts to NC Medicaid at Sen. Tillis’ district office

On March 20, HCA Mission Hospital registered nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in Hendersonville, N.C., to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2025

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., holding signs "Fun Care, Not Billionaires" and "Some Cuts Don't Heal"

Austin nurses to protest proposed cuts to Texas Medicaid and CHIP at Sen. Cornyn’s district office

On March 20, Ascension Seton Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in Austin, Texas to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2025

Nurse holding sign "Workplace Violence Puts Everyone at Risk"

Two nurses attacked at HCA Florida Fawcett, RNs say hospital failed to protect staff

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla. will hold a rally on March 18 to demand management work with nurses to create workplace violence prevention plans, initiate hands-on training for nurses and other hospital personnel, and implement protocols and policies to reduce workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 17, 2025

Nurses outside holding banner "Ascension RNs, United for our Patients and our Profession"

Baltimore nurses to rally for patient safety, protest chronic short-staffing at Saint Agnes Hospital

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, in Baltimore, Md., will hold a rally on Friday, March 14, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including hospital-wide short-staffing, unnecessarily long wait times in the ER, and lack of pediatrics-trained nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 13, 2025