NNOC press releases

Nurses at Orlando-area hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at two Orlando-area hospitals in Florida will hold rallies on March 5 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 29, 2024

Florida Gulf Coast nurses from eight HCA hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at eight Gulf Coast hospitals in the Tampa, Fla., area will hold three rallies on March 4 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 29, 2024

Nurses at SSM Health SLU Hospital to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a candlelight vigil for patient safety on Thursday, Feb. 29. SLUH nurses are fighting for patient safety and a fair contract that addresses their concerns about nurse retention and recruitment.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 27, 2024

UChicago nurses vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike

Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine voted 97 percent in favor of authorizing their nurse bargaining committee to call a strike if management does not address chronic staffing concerns.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 20, 2024

UChicago nurses schedule strike vote due to unresolved patient safety concerns

Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine will hold a strike vote on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, which would authorize the bargaining team to call a strike if management does not address staffing concerns which lead to patient safety issues.

National Nurses United

February 16, 2024

NMMC nurses and Fort Kent community members demand reinstatement of unjustly fired coworker

Registered nurses at the newly unionized Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine, were joined by members of the local community as they marched on management to demand the reinstatement of their co-worker Tiffani Daigle, RN.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

February 7, 2024

Machias nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital to hold rallies for patient safety

Union nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias, Maine, will hold rallies on Friday, Jan. 26 and on Saturday, Jan. 27 to demand management address patient safety, chronic short staffing, and staff retention.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 25, 2024

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center vote overwhelmingly to join MSNA/NNOC

Nurses at the 40-bed facility say they voted to join their new union because it is critical that nurses have a say in decisions about patient care and about recruitment and retention of nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 17, 2024

Baltimore nurses rally for patient safety as bargaining for historic first contract begins

Nurses at Ascension St. Agnes in Baltimore, Maryland will hold a rally Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, as nurses begin negotiations for a first contract with hospital management.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

January 12, 2024

UChicago nurses say “a strike is not off the table” due to patient safety concerns

Registered nurses at the UChicago Medicine will hold an informational picket and rally on Monday, Jan. 15, to demand the university address their patient safety concerns and settle their contract in a timely manner.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

January 11, 2024