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Coral Gables Hospital nurses vote to join nation’s largest RN union

Citing a desire for improved staffing and a strengthened voice in patient care protections, registered nurses at Coral Gables Hospital in South Florida voted by 57 percent to join National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida.

National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida/National Nurses United
July 29, 2022

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Florida Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing, patient health and safety

Florida Medical Center nurses have been in negotiations since March 2022 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 27, 2022

Nurses outside hospital holding various "Save Lives" signs

Fawcett nurses to protest chronic short staffing and to demand safe patient care

RNs at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital will hold an outdoor action on Mon., July 25, to protest hospital management’s refusal to address chronic short staffing at the facility and the impact on patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 21, 2022

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Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center nurses to protest for patient safety this Wednesday

Nurses to highlight their serious patient safety concerns, specifically severe RN understaffing, and a hostile work environment that has driven a large number of staff to leave TVAMC

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurse United
June 27, 2022

Nurses walking picket line outside hospital

Reno Saint Mary’s nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety, community protections, retention, and recruitment

Saint Mary’s nurses have been in negotiations since October 2021 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
June 21, 2022

Three nurses outside with raised fists hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Brooksville’s Oak Hill Hospital nurses will rally for staff recruitment, retention, and patient safety

Oak Hill RNs say dangerous conditions in their hospital necessitate immediate action to protect patient care and safety, and safe staffing is the solution.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 6, 2022

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Nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital to hold rally to protest chronic understaffing

Registered nurses will hold a rally on Friday, June 3 at 8:00 a.m. to voice their deep concerns about patient safety, chronic understaffing, and the alarming drop in the number of staff nurses hired by the facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2022

Group of nurses outside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Nurses at Corpus Christi Medical Center plan action Friday, June 3 to protest high turnover and severe understaffing

Nurses will highlight CCMC’s failure to seriously invest in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff, and the impact this has on the safety of patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2022

Group of three nurses outside Mission Hospital hold sign "Patients First"

Mission Hospital nurses to rally for recruiment, retention, and patient safety in Asheville

Mission RNs say dangerous conditions in their hospital necessitate immediate action to protect patient care and safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 31, 2022

Group of four nurses inside hospital wearing stickers saying "Save Lives"

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses vote “no confidence” in administration

In a vote conducted by the union between April 20 and April 24, 93 percent of participants, and a majority of all eligible nurses, voted “no confidence” in the leadership of Chief Nursing Officer Rita Fowler and Human Resources Director Chris Greenley.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 27, 2022