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Nurses at University Medical Center give 10-day notice to strike after management failed to address patient safety concerns

Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, La. have given the hospital notice they intend to hold a one-day strike on Oct. 25 after management failed to address patient safety concerns during contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 14, 2024

El Paso nurses holding signs "HCA Put Patients Over Profits"

Nurses at two El Paso hospitals ratify new contracts with HCA management

Registered nurses at Del Sol and Las Palmas medical centers in El Paso, Texas, voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 10, 2024

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Martinsburg VA nurses demand hospital administrators bargain over flexible scheduling

Registered nurses at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. will hold an informational picket on Friday, October 11 to highlight the administration’s refusal to bargain with nurses over flexible scheduling policies that would improve patient care and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 9, 2024

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NMMC RNs speak out against abrupt closure of child psychiatric unit

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine are demanding greater transparency from management after its abrupt closure of the Child Adolescent Psychiatric Unit.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 9, 2024

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Mission Hospital nurses in Asheville ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 9, 2024

Three nurses on picket line wearing shirts "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Ascension Seton nurses to hold rally for patient safety and to speak out against chronic short-staffing

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, will hold a rally and speak-out on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient safety.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 30, 2024

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Children’s Hospital New Orleans nurses to sound alarm on safety concerns, denounce LCMC spending millions to fight RN staff

Nurses at Children’s Hospital New Orleans in New Orleans, La., will hold a press conference on Friday, Sept. 27. At the press conference, nurses will detail their concerns about patient care conditions at the center of their unionization efforts.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 26, 2024

Hundreds of nurses joined informational picket at UMC

University Medical Center nurses announce plans for strike vote, Children’s Hospital nurses denounce LCMC union busting

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, held an informational picket and rally this afternoon, during which they announced their plan to take a strike authorization vote. UMC nurses, who are members of NNOC/NNU, were joined by hundreds of union nurses from around the country in their demands for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 24, 2024

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University Medical Center nurses demand progress on contract negotiations, end to management’s delay tactics

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 24, to push for progress in contract negotiations. Since bargaining began in March, University Medical Center management has delayed negotiations, including postponing bargaining sessions and refusing to make meaningful responses to nurses’ proposals on key issues like workplace violence and safe staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 22, 2024

Nurses picketing outside hospital holding signs "Patients over Profits"

Nurses at Mission Hospital vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. voted 97 percent in favor to authorize their nurse bargaining team to call a strike, should they deem it necessary, as HCA has refused to address numerous patient safety issues.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 2, 2024